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
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)
Services
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
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