ACF	aorto-caval fistula
ANG II	angiotensin II
ANG 1-7	angiotensin 1-7
DOX	doxorubicin
(+dP/dt)max	maximum rates of pressure rise
(−dP/dt)max	maximum rates of pressure fall
ESPVR	end-systolic pressure volume relationship
HanSD	normotensive, transgene-negative, Hannover Sprague-Dawley rats
HF	heart failure
HFrEF	heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
LV	left ventricle
NE	norepinephrine
PRSW	preload recruitable stroke work
RAAS	renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
RV	right ventricle
SNS	sympathetic nervous system
TGR	Ren-2 renin transgenic, hypertensive rats
WHO	World Health Organization