Fig. 7. Cardiac changes promoted by CVAT-derived conditioned media. A - Cross-sectional area of cardiomyocytes (μm²) assessed in ventricular organo-cultures 24 hours after stimulation with conditioned media (CM) from Lean (CM-lean) and obese (CM-lean) animals or minimum medium (control). B - Fibrosis (%) assessed in ventricular organo-cultures 24 hours after stimulation with CM-lean, CM-obese animals or minimum medium (control). C - Representative images of cross-sectional area of cardiomyocytes and fibrosis. D - Cardiomyocyte viability after stimulation for 3 hours with CM-lean, CM-obese animals or minimum medium (control). The values are given as means ± SEM.