Table 2. Characteristics of the experimental groups.

	SHAM	CHF
BW (g)	398±7 (42)	382±5 (33)
SystBP (mmHg)	124±2 (40)	108±2 (28)*
EDP (mmHg)	2±0.2 (41)	27±1.1 (32)*
LW (g)	1.5±0.02 (31)	3.6±0.12 (32)*
LAd (mm)	3.5±0.1 (8)	7.1±0.3 (8)*
LVDd (mm)	6.0±0.2 (8)	9.8±0.3 (8)*
LVDs (mm)	2.9±0.2 (8)	8.5±0.3 (8)*
FS (%)	51±2 (8)	13±1 (8)*

BW: body weight; LW: lung weight; LAd: left atrial diameter; LVDd: left ventricular diastolic diameter; LVDs: left ventricular systolic diameter; FS: fractional shortening.

All values are average ± SEM (n)

*p<0.05 vs SHAM.