Table 3.

Fetal body and heart weights

	Sham	AV Fistula
Terminal age, days gestation	134.6 ± 0.3	135.2 ± 0.2
Body wt, kg	4.1 ± 0.2	4.0 ± 0.2
Heart wt, kg	28.8 ± 2.1	31.4 ± 2.0
Normalized to body wt
Heart	7.0 ± 0.3	7.8 ± 0.4
RV free wall	1.7 ± 0.2	2.3 ± 0.1*
LV free wall	1.7 ± 0.1	1.9 ± 0.1
Interventricular septum	1.2 ± 0.0	1.3 ± 0.1
Right atrial free wall	0.4 ± 0.0	0.5 ± 0.0
Left atrial free wall	0.4 ± 0.0	0.5 ± 0.1

Values are means ± SE. AV, right carotid artery-jugular vein (fistula); RV, right ventricle; LV, left ventricle.

^*P < 0.05 vs. sham.