Fig. 2.

Sex differences at later stages of cardiac hypertrophy. Left ventricular mass (calculated form echocardiography) to tibia length (LVM/TL) ratios 2 weeks (a), 6 weeks (b), and 9 weeks (c) after surgery in cohort 3 are shown. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001 (one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test); Sham-m are shown in white bars, TAC-m in white bars with black pattern, sham-f are shown in gray bars, and TAC-f in gray bars with black pattern