BookDavid R. Gross.
Contents:
General principles of animal selection and normal physiological values
Preanesthesia, anesthesia, chemical restraint, and the recognition and treatment of pain and distress
Normal cardiac function parameters
Measuring cardiac function
Measuring vascular function and ventricular/arterial coupling dynamics
Isolated heart preparations, problems, and pitfalls
Cardiovascular effects of anesthetics, sedatives, postoperative analgesic agents, and other pharmaceuticals
Naturally occurring and iatrogenic animal models of valvular, infectious, and arrhythmic cardiovascular disease
Iatrogenic models of ischemic heart disease
Iatrogenic, transgenic, and naturally occurring models of cardiomyopathy and heart failure
Iatrogenic, congenic, and transgenic models of hypertension
Naturally occurring, iatrogenic and transgenic models of atherosclerotic disease
Animal models for the study of neurohumeral and central neural control of the cardiovascular system
Other transgenic animal models used in cardiovascular studies