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Table 1 Morphometric data at sacrifice

From: Effects of early and late-onset treatment with carvedilol in an experimental model of aortic regurgitation

	EARLY					LATE
	Sham	AR	AR + CAR	Disease p-value	Treatment p-value	AR	AR + CAR	Treatment p-value
	(n = 8)	(n = 7)	(n = 7)			(n = 5)	(n = 7)
Rat Weight	717 ± 20	666 ± 15	698 ± 17	0,12	0,75	739 ± 54	715 ± 11	0,85
Heart weight (g)	1.66 ± 0.07	2.32 ± 0.12	2.32 ± 0.17	0.003*	1,00	2.27 ± 0.25	2.28 ± 0.15	0,98
LV weight (g)	1.17 ± 0.05	1.69 ± 0.10	1.73 ± 0.13	0.002*	0,95	1.65 ± 0.17	1.72 ± 0.11	0,75
RV weight (g)	0.26 ± 0.01	0.36 ± 0.02	0.32 ± 0.02	0.005*	0,46	0.34 ± 0.05	0.32 ± 0.02	0,70
Lung weight (g)	1.59 ± 0.03	2.00 ± 0.25	2.04 ± 0.35	0,45	0,99	1.72 ± 0.11	1.65 ± 0.05	0,60

Weights at sacrifice in sham, treated (Carvedilol), and untreated (AR) rats. Disease p-values indicate difference between sham and untreated groups. Treatment p–value indicate difference between treated and untreated groups. Left ventricle (LV), right ventricle (RV). *p < 0.05.

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