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A Surgical Model of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Tibetan Minipigs
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A Surgical Model of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Tibetan Minipigs
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07:09 min

February 18, 2022

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 01:23Sedation, Tracheal Intubation, and Vein Cannulation
  • 02:10Surgical Procedure
  • 03:41Transthoracic Echocardiography
  • 04:51Results: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
  • 06:51Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

The present protocol describes a step-by-step procedure to establish a minipig model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction using descending aortic constriction. The methods for evaluating cardiac morphology, histology, and function of this disease model are also presented.

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