Table 1.

Microstructural Parameters V_f,$\overline{\mathbb{E}}$, and $\overline{\mathbb{A}}$, Quantified Directly from the Confocal Images, for Diseased SHRs and WKY Rat Hearts as Controls

Animal	Vf	$\overline{\mathbb{E}}$	$\overline{\mathbb{A}}$
12-month-old WKY	0.06	0.66	0.24
24-month-old WKY	0.05	0.73	0.31
12-month-old SHR	0.11	0.82	0.40
24-month-old SHR	0.07	0.62	0.46