Services2

MICE/RATS

Major Equipment

DSI telemetry systems for rodents (pressure and ECG)
Notocord Software (physiologic recording and analysis software)
Rodent Surgical Equipment (microscopes, lights, ventilators, etc)
Transonic (Scisense) PV and pressure catheters associated hardware
Transonic Flow probes
Treadmill (rats and mice)
Implantable injection ports, skinfold chamber frames
Vevo2100 and Vevo 770 MicroUltrasound
- access to other imaging methods, CT, MR, PET, BLI, Laser Doppler

Services

Echocardiography service (prenatal to adult)
- Cardiac chamber dimensions
- Cardiac Mass
- Systolic Cardiac function
- Diastolic Cardiac function
- Cardiac Output
- Pressure gradients across valves, bands
- Strain rate
- Vessel diameters, aneurysms, plaque etc
- Tumors
- Urine void volumes
- Other structures as needed
- Echo guided injections
Electrocardiography service
- Implantable (DSI implant)
- Surface, under anesthesia
- Awake mice
- Arrhythmia induction
  - Pacing
  - Drug induced
Hind limb ischemia surgery
Myocardial infarction (MI) heart surgery
Ischemia/Reperfusion surgery
Pulmonary artery constriction surgery
Aortic artery constriction surgery
Ovariectomies
Stroke model (Middle cerebral artery occlusion)
Skin wound models
Skinfold chamber (window) models
Blood pressure
- Invasive AO, LV measurements
- Implantable chronic measurements (DSI implants)
Pressure-Volume Loops (Invasive cardiac function measurements)
- Left and right ventricles
Laser Doppler service for hindlimb ischemia
Doppler flow probe placement (Transonic)
Placement of intravenous (jugular) catheter for direct delivery of hormones and compounds directly in bloodstream.
Subcutaneous implantation of osmotic minipumps, pellets
Blood collection services
Treadmill services
- Exercise training
- Max testing
Special animal care maintenance service
- Animal care is offered to animals that have gone through procedures.
Technician consultation service
- Other specialized services that are being used in cardiovascular research can be arranged depending on the need of the particular investigator
Protocol development service
- Provides advice in the study design and development of operational plans to implement protocols.
Tissue service
- Service includes: tissues collection, tissue harvest/dissection, and tissue pre-processing. Facility does not process tissue samples; upon tissue collection, samples are passed to a Histology Core for further processing.
Technical Training in microsurgery, hemodynamic measurements
- See Inside Scientific for more information

LARGE ANIMALS (PIGS, DOGS, SHEEP, PRIMATES)

Major Equipment

Complete animal cardiac catheterization lab (Siemen’s Artis Zee)
Endogear telemetry systems (pressure, flow and ECG)
ECG Loop recorders, pacemakers
iWorks Software (physiologic recording and analysis software)
Large animal surgical equipment (ventilators, monitors)
Transonic (Scisense) PV and pressure catheters and associated hardware
Transonic Flow probes, ultrasound dimension crystals
Ultrasound (3D)
- access to other imaging methods, CT, MR, PET, IVUS
Edwards Lifescience Vigilance, (Pulmonary wedge pressure, cardiac output etc)

Services

Echocardiography service
- Cardiac chamber dimensions
- Cardiac Mass
- Systolic Cardiac function
- Diastolic Cardiac function
- Cardiac Output
- Pressure gradients across valves, bands
- Vessel diameters, aneurysms, plaque etc
- Other structures as needed
Electrocardiography service
- Implantable (Endogear implant)
- Surface, under anesthesia
Myocardial infarction (MI) heart surgery (percutaneous)
Ischemia/Reperfusion surgery
Pulmonary Hypertension models
Blood pressure
- Invasive AO, LV measurements
- Implantable chronic measurements (Endogear implants)
Pressure-Volume Loops (Invasive cardiac function measurements)
- Left and right ventricles
Doppler flow probe placement (Transonic)
Placement of intravenous (jugular) catheter for direct delivery of hormones and compounds directly in bloodstream.
Blood collection services
Special animal care maintenance service
- Animal care is offered to animals that have gone through procedures.
Technician consultation service
- Other specialized services that are being used in cardiovascular research can be arranged depending on the need of the particular investigator
Protocol development service
- Provides advice in the study design and development of operational plans to implement protocols.
Tissue service
- Service includes: tissues collection, tissue harvest/dissection, and tissue pre-processing. Facility does not process tissue samples; upon tissue collection, samples are passed to a Histology Core for further processing.
Technical Training in percutaneous, catheterization methods, other surgeries, hemodynamic measurements

Mice/Rats

Major Equipment

DSI telemetry systems for rodents (pressure and ECG)
Notocord Software (physiologic recording and analysis software)
Rodent Surgical Equipment (microscopes, lights, ventilators, etc)
Transonic (Scisense) PV and pressure catheters associated hardware
Transonic Flow probes
Treadmill (rats and mice)
Implantable injection ports, skinfold chamber frames
Vevo2100 and Vevo 770 MicroUltrasound
- access to other imaging methods, CT, MR, PET, BLI, Laser Doppler

Services

Echocardiography service (prenatal to adult)
- Cardiac chamber dimensions
- Cardiac Mass
- Systolic Cardiac function
- Diastolic Cardiac function
- Cardiac Output
- Pressure gradients across valves, bands
- Strain rate
- Vessel diameters, aneurisms, plaque etc
- Tumors
- Urine void volumes
- Other structures as needed
- Echo guided injections
Electrocardiography service
- Implantable (DSI implant)
- Surface, under anesthesia
- Awake mice
- Arrhythmia induction
  - Pacing
  - Drug induced
Hind limb ischemia surgery
Myocardial infarction (MI) heart surgery
Ischemia/Reperfusion surgery
Pulmonary artery constriction surgery
Aortic artery constriction surgery
Ovarectomies
Stroke model (Middle cerebral artery occlusion)
Skin wound models
Skinfold chamber (window) models
Blood pressure
- Invasive AO, LV measurements
- Implantable chronic measurements (DSI implants)
Pressure-Volume Loops (Invasive cardiac function measurements)
- Left and right ventricles
Laser Doppler service for hindlimb ischemia
Doppler flow probe placement (Transonic)
Placement of intravenous (jugular) catheter for direct delivery of hormones and compounds directly in blood stream.
Subcutaneous implantation of osmotic minipumps, pellets
Blood collection services
Treadmill services
- Exercise training
- Max testing
Special animal care maintenance service
- Animal care is offered to animals that have gone through procedures.
Technician consultation service
- Other specialized services that are being used in cardiovascular research can be arranged depending on the need of the particular investigator
Protocol development service
- Provides advice in the study design and development of operational plans to implement protocols.
Tissue service
- Service includes: tissues collection, tissue harvest/dissection, and tissue pre-processing. Facility does not process tissue samples; upon tissue collection, samples are passed to a Histology Core for further processing.
Technical Training in microsurgery, hemodynamic measurements
- See Inside Scientific for more information

MICE/RATS

Major Equipment

DSI telemetry systems for rodents (pressure and ECG)
Notocord Software (physiologic recording and analysis software)
Rodent Surgical Equipment (microscopes, lights, ventilators, etc)
Transonic (Scisense) PV and pressure catheters associated hardware
Transonic Flow probes
Treadmill (rats and mice)
Implantable injection ports, skinfold chamber frames
Vevo2100 and Vevo 770 MicroUltrasound
- access to other imaging methods, CT, MR, PET, BLI, Laser Doppler

Services

Echocardiography service (prenatal to adult)
- Cardiac chamber dimensions
- Cardiac Mass
- Systolic Cardiac function
- Diastolic Cardiac function
- Cardiac Output
- Pressure gradients across valves, bands
- Strain rate
- Vessel diameters, aneurisms, plaque etc
- Tumors
- Urine void volumes
- Other structures as needed
- Echo guided injections
Electrocardiography service
- Implantable (DSI implant)
- Surface, under anesthesia
- Awake mice
- Arrhythmia induction
  - Pacing
  - Drug induced
Hind limb ischemia surgery
Myocardial infarction (MI) heart surgery
Ischemia/Reperfusion surgery
Pulmonary artery constriction surgery
Aortic artery constriction surgery
Ovarectomies
Stroke model (Middle cerebral artery occlusion)
Skin wound models
Skinfold chamber (window) models
Blood pressure
- Invasive AO, LV measurements
- Implantable chronic measurements (DSI implants)
Pressure-Volume Loops (Invasive cardiac function measurements)
- Left and right ventricles
Laser Doppler service for hindlimb ischemia
Doppler flow probe placement (Transonic)
Placement of intravenous (jugular) catheter for direct delivery of hormones and compounds directly in blood stream.
Subcutaneous implantation of osmotic minipumps, pellets
Blood collection services
Treadmill services
- Exercise training
- Max testing
Special animal care maintenance service
- Animal care is offered to animals that have gone through procedures.
Technician consultation service
- Other specialized services that are being used in cardiovascular research can be arranged depending on the need of the particular investigator
Protocol development service
- Provides advice in the study design and development of operational plans to implement protocols.
Tissue service
- Service includes: tissues collection, tissue harvest/dissection, and tissue pre-processing. Facility does not process tissue samples; upon tissue collection, samples are passed to a Histology Core for further processing.
Technical Training in microsurgery, hemodynamic measurements
- See Inside Scientific for more information

LARGE ANIMALS (PIGS, DOGS, SHEEP, PRIMATES)

Major Equipment

Complete animal cardiac catheterization lab (Siemen’s Artis Zee)
Endogear telemetry systems (pressure, flow and ECG)
ECG Loop recorders, pacemakers
iWorks Software (physiologic recording and analysis software)
Large animal surgical equipment (ventilators, monitors)
Transonic (Scisense) PV and pressure catheters and associated hardware
Transonic Flow probes, ultrasound dimension crystals
Ultrasound (3D)
- access to other imaging methods, CT, MR, PET, IVUS
Edwards Lifescience Vigilance, (Pulmonary wedge pressure, cardiac output etc)

Services

- Echocardiography service
  - Cardiac chamber dimensions
  - Cardiac Mass
  - Systolic Cardiac function
  - Diastolic Cardiac function
  - Cardiac Output
  - Pressure gradients across valves, bands
  - Vessel diameters, aneurisms, plaque etc
  - Other structures as needed
- Electrocardiography service
  - Implantable (Endogear implant)
  - Surface, under anesthesia
- Myocardial infarction (MI) heart surgery (percutaneous)
- Ischemia/Reperfusion surgery
- Pulmonary Hypertension models
- Blood pressure
  - Invasive AO, LV measurements
  - Implantable chronic measurements (Endogear implants)
- Pressure-Volume Loops (Invasive cardiac function measurements)
  - Left and right ventricles
- Doppler flow probe placement (Transonic)
- Placement of intravenous (jugular) catheter for direct delivery of hormones and compounds directly in blood stream.
- Blood collection services
- Special animal care maintenance service
  - Animal care is offered to animals that have gone through procedures.
- Technician consultation service
  - Other specialized services that are being used in cardiovascular research can be arranged depending on the need of the particular investigator
- Protocol development service
  - Provides advice in the study design and development of operational plans to implement protocols.
- Tissue service
  - Service includes: tissues collection, tissue harvest/dissection, and tissue pre-processing. Facility does not process tissue samples; upon tissue collection, samples are passed to a Histology Core for further processing.
- Technical Training in percutaneous, catheterization methods, other surgeries, hemodynamic measurements