SMALL ANIMAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

The Small Animal Echocardiography Lab provides an important platform to support cardiovascular research. The core staff offers expertise, materials, training, consultation, access to equipment and performs scanning and analysis.

Echocardiography has the versatility that allows for rapid and comprehensive evaluation of myocardial function, valvular and vascular structure in animal models. This form of non-invasive assessment is ideal for performing serial evaluations of cardiac function or real-time monitoring during and after pharmacological or therapeutic intervention. Protocols are adaptable to the needs of the investigator.