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Evolution of cardiac chamber and wall volumes during eccentric hypertrophy in response to left (top) and right (bottom) ventricular overload as predicted by the serial sarcomere deposition model. Chamber volumes increase drastically with only minor saturation (left). Wall volumes increase moderately and do not saturate as the ventricles continue to dilate (right).
