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Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Anatomy and Function in Adult Rats

Article DOI: 10.3791/60404-v • 08:09 min • December 13th, 2019
December 13th, 2019 •
*1,2, *1, 1, 1, 1,2, 1,2, 1,2, 1
1Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 2Departamento Coração e Vasos, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte
* These authors contributed equally

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A non-invasive protocol for transthoracic echocardiography assessment of cardiac anatomy and function for adult rats is presented in the current study. The heart valves, all four cardiac chambers and the ascending aorta, aortic arch and descending aorta are studied in detail.

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Echocardiographic Assessment Cardiac Anatomy Cardiac Function Adult Rats Innovative Therapy Development Non-invasive Protocol Cardiovascular Disease Biomedical Imaging Echocardiography Heart Chamber Size Left Ventricular Systolic Function Diastolic Function Valvular Function Echo Views Left Parasternal Window Apical Window Suprasternal Window Ultrasound Imaging Doppler Flow Assessment Tissue Doppler Assessment Heart Chambers Dilatation Left Ventricle Hypertrophy Right Ventricle Function Clinical Echocardiographic Equipment 12-megahertz Cardiac Probe
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