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Use of pulse wave and color flow Doppler echocardiography in mouse models of human disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12094169     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The noninvasive assessment of cardiovascular physiology in mice is challenging because of their small size and extremely rapid heart rates. In this study, we sought to determine the feasibility and utility of pulse wave (PW) and color flow Doppler imaging techniques when applied to mouse models of cardiac remodeling. We performed transverse aortic banding, induced aortic insufficiency (AI), or sham procedures in wild-type mice. Animals were anesthetized and transthoracic echocardiography was performed, including PW and color flow Doppler imaging. In aortic banded mice, color flow Doppler imaging was used to identify flow around the aortic arch, and PW measurements were performed distal to the constriction. A high-velocity jet across the aortic constriction was detected in all 4 banded animals. Both modalities were applied to AI mice in which AI was detected in all 5 mice but in none of the 5 shams. Pulse wave and color flow Doppler imaging were also used to screen senescent mice for valve abnormalities; AI was detected in 3 of 20 and mitral regurgitation in 2 of 20. We demonstrate here that PW and color flow Doppler imaging techniques are useful in the evaluation of mouse models of cardiac remodeling. In addition, this study indicates that these modalities may be potentially useful to screen transgenic mice for valve abnormalities.
Authors:
Richard D Patten; Mark J Aronovitz; Paul Bridgman; Natesa G Pandian
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0894-7317     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2002 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-07-02     Completed Date:  2002-09-03     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801388     Medline TA:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  708-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology and the Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, 02111, USA. RPatten@lifespan.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / ultrasonography*
Disease Models, Animal*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed*
Feasibility Studies
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / ultrasonography*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Ventricular Remodeling
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL03598/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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