Figure 6.
Aortic flow in isolated rabbit hearts. Aortic flow measured using a calibrated flow meter was determined in isolated working hearts from four groups of rabbits (n = 4 per group), administered normal chow for 12 weeks (control short); normal chow for 40 weeks (control long); high cholesterol (2%) chow during a 12-week time-course (HC short); or high cholesterol chow during a 40-week time-course (HC long). *p < 0.05 for comparison of average aortic flow in hearts from HC long animals with all other groups.