The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 144, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1494-1501
Evolving technology/Basic scienceBiventricular structural and functional responses to aortic constriction in a rabbit model of chronic right ventricular pressure overload
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
CTGF
connective tissue growth factor gene
EDN1
endothelin 1 gene
EDNRA
endothelin receptor type A gene
EDNRB
endothelin receptor type B gene
EDPVR
end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship
ESPVR
end-systolic pressure-volume relationship
ET-1
endothelin 1
GAPDH
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene
LV
left ventricle
MMP
matrix metalloproteinases
MMP2
matrix metalloproteinase 2 gene
MMP9
matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene
MT
Masson trichrome
PA
pulmonary artery
PRSW
preload recruitable stroke work
PSR
picrosirius red
RV
right ventricle
TGF-β
transforming growth factor β
CTSNet classification
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Supported by a research scholarship of the Deutsche Herzstiftung e.V., Frankfurt, Germany (to C.A.).
Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
M.K.F. and A.N.R. are equal principal authors.
Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.