ACF |
Aortocaval fistula |
ACFRs |
ACF rats |
CHD |
Congenital heart disease |
COLIA1 |
Collagen I A1 |
COLIA2 |
Collagen I A2 |
ECM |
Extracellular matrix |
GAPDH |
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
IACUC |
Institutional animal care and use committee |
IPAH |
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension |
i.p. |
Intraperitoneal |
IVC |
Inferior vena cava |
MCT |
Monocrotaline |
MHC |
Myosin heavy chain |
PAH-CHD |
Pulmonary arterial hypertension-congenital heart disease |
PaO2 |
Partial pressure of oxygen |
PAs |
pulmonary arteries |
PASMCs |
Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells |
PH |
Pulmonary hypertension |
PRN |
pro re nata |
PVR |
Pulmonary vascular resistance |
RV/LV+S |
Right Ventricle weight to Left Ventricle plus septum weight |
SE |
Standard error |
SD |
Sprague-Dawley |
SMC |
Smooth muscle cell |
TASMC |
Thoracic aorta smooth muscle cell |
VSD |
Ventricular septal defect |
VSMCs |
Vascular smooth muscle cells |