Table 1. Morphologic data at 4 and 15 wk rats.

	4 wk Sham	4 wk ACF	15 wk Sham	15 wk ACF
	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 10)	(n = 10)
HW (g)	0.98±0.05	1.55±0.06*	1.26±0.03†	2.23±0.11*
BW (g)	359±20	354±9	471±10†	489±15
HW/BW (g/kg)	2.7±0.1	4.4±0.2*	2.7±0.1	4.8±0.3*
LVW/BW (g/kg)	2.1±0.1	3.1±0.1*	1.9±0.1	3.1±0.1*
RVW/BW (g/kg)	0.5±0.1	0.9±0.1*	0.5±0.1	1.0±0.1*
Lung wt (g)	1.46±0.09	1.84±0.08*	1.97±0.06†	2.44±0.11*

Values are expressed as mean±SEM. In each group, values in parentheses represent n. *P<0.05 vs. age-matched shams. ^† P<0.05 vs. 4 wk shams. ACF: aortocaval fistula; HW: heart weight; BW: body weight; LVW: left ventricle weight; RVW: right ventricle weight.