TABLE 1.

Percentage increase in RV pressure and mass after pulmonary artery banding

The values are the means ± S.E.; n = 5 at each time point.

Time after PAB	Percentage increase in RV systolic pressure	Percentage increase in RV mass (RV/body weight)
	mm Hg	g/kg
24 h	82 ± 13	16 ± 9
48 h	113 ± 26	38 ± 3
1 week	143 ± 34	59 ± 16
2 weeks	160 ± 20	76 ± 5
4 weeks	174 ± 14	85 ± 12
10 weeks	186 ± 22	69 ± 14