<p>(<b>a</b>) Representative heart weight to body weight ratio 10 weeks after TAC. (n = 12 per group. *P<0.05 vs. SHAM and TAC+E. †P<0.05 vs. SHAM). Quantification of calculated left ventricular mass (LVM) (<b>b</b>), left ventricular end systolic posterior wall (LVPWS) (<b>c</b>), and interventricular septum end systolic thickness (IVSS) (<b>d</b>) 10 weeks after TAC. (<b>b</b>) (<b>c</b>) (<b>d</b>) (n = 12 per group. *P<0.05 vs. SHAM. <sup>#</sup>P<0.05 vs. TAC and SHAM).</p