Comparative assessment of coronary physiology using transthoracic pulsed-wave Doppler and myocardial contrast echocardiography in rats.

Sebastian BilligMarc HeinMare MechelinckDavid SchumacherAnna B RoehlDieter FuchsRafael KramannMoritz Uhlig

Published in: European radiology experimental (2023)

Induced changes in coronary physiology by adenosine and dobutamine could successfully be monitored using MCE and PWD in anaesthetised rats. Due to the low invasiveness of the measurements, this protocol could be used for longitudinal animal studies.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
coronary artery
left ventricular
randomized controlled trial
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
cross sectional
heart failure
atrial fibrillation