Are there gender differences in left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in rats?

Objective: An unclear issue is whether gender may influence at cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). We evaluated left ventricle remodeling in female and male rats post-MI. Methods: Rats were submitted to anterior descending coronary occlusion. Echocardiographic evaluations were perfo...

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Main Authors: Ednei Luiz Antonio, Andrey Jorge Serra, Alexandra Alberta dos Santos, Stella Sousa Vieira, Jairo Montemor Augusto Silva, Amanda Yoshizaki, Renato Rodrigues Sofia, Paulo José Ferreira Tucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2015-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382015000100014&lng=en&tlng=en