Echocardiography in Translational Research: Of Mice and Men

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1083-1092

  Scherrer Crosbie, Marielle ^a   Thibault, Helène B ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal research; Echocardiography; Mice; Myocardial function; Myocardial perfusion

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICE; RESEARCH;

EID: 52949083547     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.07.001     Document Type: Review

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