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. 2021 Nov 26;49(1):11. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.5066

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Color Doppler ultrasound imaging from the aortic arch of a ligated mouse and the structure and volume of the heart in a model of TAC. (A) Echocardiography and (B) Color Doppler imaging in the aortic arch of a ligated mouse (white arrow). (C) Diameter and (D) velocity of blood flow (P-mode ultrasound image) following TAC surgery in the presence or absence of EGCG treatment. (E) Stereoscopy images of complete hearts. (F) Hematoxylin and eosin staining in longitudinal sections of heart tissue (magnification, ×4). (G) Sections of LV treated with Masson’s stain. Scale bar, 100 µm. (H) Echocardiography M-mode imaging from short-axis measurements was used to evaluate LV function. Red, diastolic diameter; green, systolic diameter. (I) Stereoscopy images of complete lungs. ^*P<0.05 vs. before operation. n=6/group. AAO, ascending aorta; DAO, descending aorta; TAC, transverse aortic constriction; EGCG, epigallocatechin gallate; LV, left ventricle.