Table 2.

Magnectic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived right ventricular internal diameter (RVID) and left ventricle wall thickness (LVWT) dimensions in control and infected mice

	15 days Control (4) Infected (4)		30 days Control (4) Infected (7)		60 days Control (5) Infected (5)		100 days Control (4) Infected (5)
RVID (mm)	2.04 ± 0.11	2.00 ± 0.15	1.88 ± 0.15	3.66 ± 0.21***	1.49 ± 0.13	2.69 ± 0.23**	1.66 ± 0.24	2.56 ± 0.15*
LV wall (mm)	1.08 ± 0.06	1.17 ± 0.07	1.19 ± 0.04	1.26 ± 0.05	1.32 ± 0.03	1.31 ± 0.04	1.23 ± 0.03	1.37 ± 0.05*

Mean ± SEM,

^*P < 0.05

^**P < 0.01

^***P < 0.0001,

n for each time point is in parentheses.