It has been a challenge to estimate the infarct size in rats post acute myocardial infarction
(MI). The major purpose of our study was measure structural and functional changes of the …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to develop a simple and reasonably precise
echocardiographic method for the assessment of infarct size (IS) and cardiac dysfunction in …

Objective: The aim was to evaluate whether two dimensional echocardiographic/Doppler
(echo/Doppler) techniques could be used to detect left ventricular damage rapidly …

Left ventricular remodelling (LVr) occurs post myocardial infarction (MI), predisposing
people to heart failure (HF). LV mechanics and morphology are important in this process …

Objective: The aim was to develop a digital video contrast angiographic method for
assessing global left ventricular function and volume in vivo in the rat and then to apply it to …

The rat infarct model is widely used in heart failure research, but few echocardiographic
indexes of left ventricular (LV) function are validated in this model. Accordingly, the objective …

Background Cardiac remodelling following myocardial infarction (MI) is a complex, dynamic
process. There have been few longitudinal studies of these changes. Methods A 2 …

BACKGROUND The development of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction (MI) may
be related to alterations of left ventricular (LV) structure and function. Pathological LV …

Murine models of cardiac disease are becoming an important tool for studying
pathophysiological processes. Development of methods to accurately assess ventricular …

Objectives Feasibility of noninvasive monitoring of cardiac function after surgically induced
ischemic cardiomyopathy with tissue Doppler and non-Doppler 2D strain echocardiography …