Table 1.
Left ventricular internal diameter during systole (LVIDs) and during diastole (LVIDd), heart to body weight ratios (HW:BW) and lung to body weight ratios (LW:BW) just before the AC operation and days thereafter
| Days post‐AC | 0 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 120 | 150 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVIDs (cm) | Sham | 0.19 (0.06) [10] | 0.22 (0.05) [7] | 0.28 (0.16) [5] | 0.28 (0.07) [6] | 0.26 (0.05) [6] | 0.18 (0.02) [5] |
| AC | 0.19 (0.07) [56] | 0.30 (0.08) [17] | 0.29 (0.08) [8] | 0.29 (0.09) [9] | 0.35 (0.16) [10] | 0.50 (0.10) [11]*** | |
| LVIDd (cm) | Sham | 0.55 (0.13) [10] | 0.61 (0.05) [7] | 0.60 (0.11) [5] | 0.67 (0.05) [6] | 0.63 (0.07) [6] | 0.66 (0.10) [11] |
| AC | 0.53 (0.07) [56] | 0.65 (0.08) [17] | 0.62 (0.11) [8] | 0.66 (0.06) [9] | 0.72 (0.09) [10] | 0.79 (0.10) [11]** | |
| HW:BW (g kg−1) | Sham | 3.97 (0.24) [7] | 3.51 (0.18) [5] | 3.45 (0.25) [5] | |||
| AC | 5.14 (2.23) [17] | 5.20 (0.57) [8]*** | 4.80 (0.96) [11]*** | ||||
| LW:BW (g kg−1) | Sham | 5.93 (0.54) [9] | 4.88 (0.46) [15] | 4.58 (0.67) [20] | |||
| AC | 7.08 (3.11) [6] | 7.08 (3.42) [11] | 6.90 (3.20) [16]* | ||||
Values are expressed as means (SD) and [N] = number of animals. * P < 0.05 150 day LW:BW sham vs. AC. ** P < 0.01 LVIDd sham vs. AC. *** P < 0.001 LVIDs sham vs. AC and P < 0.001 60 day and 150 day HW:BW sham vs. AC.