Echocardiography in translational research: of mice and men.
Mice are increasingly used in cardiovascular research, and echocardiography is ideally suited to evaluate their cardiac phenotype. This review describes the current use of mice echocardiography and focuses on some of its applications in both basic and clinical science.
Scherrer-Crosbie
Marielle
M
Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory in Cardiology Division of Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. marielle@crosbie.com
Thibault
Helène B
HB
D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000639:trends*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D051379:Mice; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*