Table 1. LV hypertrophy and function 2 and 9 weeks after sham or TAC surgery.

	LVM/TL		EF
	2 weeks	9 weeks	2 weeks	9 weeks
ShamOVX+ShamTAC	5.92±0.15	6.33±0.27	42.11±3.04	41.17±3.26
ShamOVX+TAC	7.75±0.37#	10.72±0.54#	38.09±2.07	32.96±3.06#
OVX+ShamTAC	5.99±0.22	5.96±0.23	44.72±2.25	44.35±3.03
OVX+TAC	8.17±0.55*	11.59±0.52*	33.57±2.55*	32.02±2.08*

T-test;

^#p<0.05 vs. ShamOVX+ShamTAC.

^*p<0.05 vs. OVX+ShamTAC.