Aortocaval Fistula in Rat: A Unique Model of Volume-Overload Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy
Figure 3
Cardiac hypertrophy expressed as heart weight/body weight ratio (HW/BW%) in rats with compensated and decompensated CHF, one week after the placement of AV fistula. * versus sham-operated rats; # versus compensated rats with AV fistula. Values are means ± SEM.