left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion (for 224 days) then furosemide (10 mg/kg/d) (for 161 days) then ramipril (1 mg/kg/d) (for 182 days)

 isoflurane (1-2 %)

 vehicle control condition

 sham surgical control condition (for 196 days)

 sham surgical control condition (for 2 days) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (for 42 days) then controlled sodium content diet (8 %) (for 84 days)

 atorvastatin (6 mg/kg/d) (for 28 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (for 42 days) then controlled sodium content diet (8 %) (for 77 days) then tolvaptan (0.05 %) (for 49 days)

 angiotensin II (200 ng/kg/min) (for 28 days) then isoflurane (1-2 %)

 sham surgical control condition (for 224 days)

 everolimus (0.83 mg/kg/d) (for 28 days)

 angiotensin II (200 ng/kg/min) (for 14 days) then isoflurane (1-2 %)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (for 42 days) then controlled sodium content diet (8 %) (for 42 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (between 10 and 12 days) then controlled sodium content diet (2 %) (for 29 days) then controlled sodium content diet (4 %) (between 40 and 41 days)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 6 hours) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg)

 controlled sodium content diet (6 %) (between 56 and 70 days) then pentobarbital (50 mg/kg)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.2 %) (for 14 days) then controlled sodium content diet (2 %) (for 35 days)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 28 days) then Aprotinin (12000 kIU) (for 28 days)

 vehicle control condition (0.5 %) (for 28 days)

 bilateral ovariectomy (for 42 days) then vehicle control condition (for 35 days)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 5 days) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg)

 sham surgical control condition (for 105 days)

 sham surgical control condition (for 2 days)

 sham surgical control condition (for 28 days) then Aprotinin (12000 kIU) (for 28 days)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 105 days)

 sham surgical control condition (for 2 days) then Aprotinin (12000 kIU) (for 2 days)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 28 days)

 control condition (for 28 days)

 sham surgical control condition (for 12 hours) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (for 35 days)

 control condition (for 168 days)

 bilateral ovariectomy (for 42 days) then 17 beta-estradiol (0.5 mg) (for 35 days)

 left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion (for 224 days) then furosemide (10 mg/kg/d) (for 161 days)

 sham surgical control condition (for 6 hours) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg) (for 0 hours)

 controlled sodium content diet (8 %) (for 35 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (for 42 days) then controlled sodium content diet (8 %) (for 77 days) then vehicle control condition (for 49 days)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 2 days) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg) (for 0 hours)

 gene transfer of the rat natriuretic peptide B gene using an adenovirus vector (100000000000 PFU)

 controlled sodium content diet (6 %) (between 35 and 49 days) then pentobarbital (50 mg/kg)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 2 days) then Aprotinin (12000 kIU) (for 2 days)

 left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion (for 196 days) then furosemide (10 ml/kg/d) (for 182 days)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 2 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (for 42 days) then controlled sodium content diet (8 %) (for 77 days)

 sham surgical control condition (between 120 and 12 hours) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg) (for 0 hours)

 atorvastatin (20 mg/kg/d) (for 28 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (for 21 days)

 control condition

 sham surgical control condition (for 28 days)

 control condition (for 84 days)

 control condition (for 56 days)

 left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion (for 196 days) then vehicle control condition (for 182 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (8 %) (for 84 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (0.3 %) (for 84 days)

 controlled sodium content diet (6 %) (between 21 and 28 days) then pentobarbital (50 mg/kg)

 artificial aortocaval fistula (for 12 hours) then ketamine (80 mg/kg) (for 0 hours) and xylazine (10 mg/kg)

 control condition (for 252 days)