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Cardiac Catheterization in Mice to Measure the Pressure Volume Relationship: Investigating the Bowditch Effect

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Guidelines for measuring cardiac physiology in mice.

Merry L Lindsey^1,2, Zamaneh Kassiri³, Jitka A I Virag⁴

¹Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mississippi Center for Heart Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center , Jackson, Mississippi.

American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology

|January 20, 2018

Summary

This review provides guidelines for accurately measuring cardiac physiology in mouse models, crucial for understanding cardiovascular disease mechanisms and improving research reproducibility.

Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Research
Translational Medicine
Animal Models

Background:

Cardiovascular disease remains a primary cause of mortality globally.

Keywords:

cardiac physiology echocardiography hemodynamics magnetic resonance imaging rigor and reproducibility

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