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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2010 Jan;55(1):14–20. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181c5e743

Table 4.

Heart and Body Weight

Sham (n=7) HF (n=5) BNP (n=7)

LV Weight (g) 1.37 ± 0.09 1.76 ± 0.21* 1.68 ± 0.16*
Body Weight (g) 452 ± 39 466 ± 52 482 ± 21
LV/Body Weight Ratio 0.30 ± 0.02 0.38 ± 0.06* 0.35 ± 0.05
Lung Weight (g) 1.68 ± 0.19 2.84 ± 1.27* 1.99 ± 0.68

LV-Left Ventricle

*

p<0.05 vs Sham