Role of echocardiography in studies of murine models of cardiac diseases.
Mice are increasingly used in cardiovascular research. Echocardiography is uniquely suited to monitor their cardiac phenotype, as it is noninvasive and can be serially obtained. The present review summarizes the parameters obtained by echocardiography and some of its applications.
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Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. marielle@crosbie.com
D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006321:Heart / Q000196:embryology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D051379:Mice; D023421:Models, Animal; D013599:Systole; D016276:Ventricular Function