Echocardiography of α2-AP^+/+ and α2-AP^−/−mice.

Representative example of 2-dimensional echocardiography (A-D) and M-mode echocardiograms (E,F) from α2-AP^+/+ (A, before coronary ligation; B, after coronary ligation) and α2-AP^−/− mice (C,E, before coronary ligation; D,F, after coronary ligation). M-mode echocardiograms showed the change of LVEDD after ligation in α2-AP^−/− mice. White bar represents 1 mm (A-D) or 100 ms (E,F). Note, interventricular septum (arrowheads) deviated to left side after coronary ligation; IVS, interventricular septum; PW, posterior wall.