Assessment of cardiac structure and function by echocardiographic values for male Balb/c mice / 中国应用生理学杂志
Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology
;
(6): 390-393, 2007.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-253396
ABSTRACT
<p><b>AIM</b>To assess the parameters of cardiac structure and function of male Balb/c mice by the echocardiography.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 27 male Balb/c mice (from five to seven week old) were examined with a 13-MHz transthoracic linear-array transducer, hearts were removed from mice anesthetized with Nembutal, and the left ventricular (LV) mass were weighed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Complete 2-dimensional echocardiography for cardiac structure and function were obtained. Hemodynamic parameters were recorded. A correlation existed between LV weight (x) and echocardiographic LV mass (y) with the 2D) guided M-mode method:
y = 1.15x + 3.26, (r = 0.80).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Echocardiography appears to be a promising approach for noninvasively assessing LV mass and function in mice.</p>
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Main subject:
Physiology
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Echocardiography
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Ventricular Function, Left
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Heart
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Heart Ventricles
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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