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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine,Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 2Hematology and Oncology,China Medical University Hospital, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine,Kaohsiung Medical University, 4Center for Lipid Biosciences,Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 5Lipid Science and Aging Research Center,Kaohsiung Medical University, 6Institute/Center of Medical Science and Technology,National Sun Yat-sen University
Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 00:43Pressure Transducer Calibration
- 02:31Femoral Artery Cannulation
- 04:49Blood Pressure (BP) and Surface Electrocardiogram (ECG) Recording
- 06:02Results: Representative BP and ECG Recordings
- 06:37Conclusion
Here, we describe a setup for simultaneous recording of electrocardiography and intra-arterial blood pressure (BP) in experimental rats, which can be done with standard equipment in animal facilities and can be applied to physiological or pharmacological studies to investigate pathogenic or therapeutic mechanisms in cardiovascular medicine.
