Voucharas C, Tagarakis G, Lazou A, Triposkiadis F, Tsilimingas N. Experimental cardiac hypertrophy induced by oral administration of mineralocorticoid and saline in rats.
Angiology 2011;
63:416-9. [PMID:
22007030 DOI:
10.1177/0003319711423529]
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Abstract
We suggest a new, easily applicable way of myocardial hypertrophy induction in rats. Forty randomized age-matched male Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups of 20 each: a control group and an orally administered fludrocortisone/salt group. Myocardial hypertrophy was estimated by measuring body weight, heart-weight-to-body-weight ratio and ventricular free wall thickness. Moderate myocardial hypertrophy without heart failure was established in fludrocortisone/salt group in 4 weeks. Our method is effective and low cost, and it provides a model of hypertrophic heart.
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