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Figure 1 Two-dimensional echocardiographic image (parasternal long-axis view) of the heart in sham-operated (A) and infarcted (severe heart failure) (C) rats. M-mode echocardiograms were obtained from the two-dimensional long-axis views, with a cross-section at the level of the aortic valve in sham-operated (B) and infarcted (D) rats. Ao = aorta; LA = left atria; LV = left ventricle.
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