title: The echocardiography in the cardiovascular laboratory: a guide to research with animals.
abstract: The feasibility and potential for the morphological and hemodynamic investigation of the heart has been increasing the use of the echocardiography in the research setting. Additionally, the development of new technologies, like the real time 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking, demands validation throughout experimental studies before being instituted in the clinical setting. This paper aims to provide information concerning the particularities of the echocardiographic examination in quadruped mammals, targeting the experimental research.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Donadio
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Abduch
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renato Samy
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Assad
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mathias
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vera Demarchi
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Aiello
mesh_terms: D032761:Animal Experimentation; D000818:Animals; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008488:Medical Illustration; D023421:Models, Animal