Open AccessEarly changes in contractility indices and fibrosis in two minimally invasive congestive heart failure models☆
Author(s) -
Karlos Alexandre de Souza Vilarinho,
Orlando Petrucci,
Richard S. Baker,
José Vassallo,
André Almeida Schenka,
Jodie Y. Duffy,
Pedro Paulo Martins de Oliveira,
Reinaldo Wilson Vieira
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.06.011
Subject(s) - heart failure , medicine , cardiology , preload , sonomicrometry , contractility , ascending aorta , pressure overload , stroke volume , ejection fraction , aorta , ischemia , hemodynamics , cardiac hypertrophy
Heart failure is a common and often fatal disease. Numerous animal models are used to study its aetiology, progression and treatment. This article aims to demonstrate two minimally invasive models of congestive heart failure in a rabbit model and a precise method to assess cardiac performance.
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