to evaluate the role of atrial natriuretic factor ( anf ) in chronic heart failure ( hf ) , the biosynthesis and storage of anf in cardiac and noncardiac tissues and the level of plasma anf were measured in rats exhibiting minimal [ 2-fold rise in left ventricular end diastolic pressure ; myocardial infarct ( mi ) scar length , 25 % left ventricle ( lv ) ] and moderate-severe ( 3-fold rise in left ventricular end diastolic pressure ; decreased contractility ( dp/dtmax ) ; mi scar length , 47 % lv ) chronic hf 30 and 60 days after coronary arterial ligation .
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