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A reproducible model of moderate to severe concentric left ventricular hypertrophy
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A reproducible model of moderate to severe concentric left ventricular hypertrophy

L H Kleinman, A S Wechsler, J C Rembert, J M Fedor and J C Greenfield
The American journal of physiology, v 234(5), pp H515-H519
May 1978
PMID: 148215

Abstract

A reproducible model for the production of moderate to severe concentric left ventricular hypertrophy has been developed in this laboratory. Coarctation-banding of the ascending aorta was performed successfully in 10 puppies. There were no late deaths related to aortic rupture, and in the dogs surviving for 1 yr no evidence of congestive heart failure was present. A second operative procedure was performed in seven dogs for chronic instrumentation, and all survived. Severe supravalvular aortic stenosis with a marked peak systolic pressure gradient was noted in each dog. Postmortem examination revealed a substantial increase in left ventricular mass and in the ratio of left ventricular to body weight.

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