Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure Measurements in Combination with Harvest of Lung and Immune Tissue Samples in MiceWen-Chi Chen *1, Sung-Hyun Park *1, Carol Hoffman 1, Cecil Philip 1, Linda Robinson 2, James West 2, Gabriele Grunig 1,3
1Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, 2Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 3Division of Pulmonary Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
A specific and rapid protocol to simultaneously investigate right heart function, lung inflammation, and the immune response is described as a learning tool. Video and figures describe physiology and microdissection techniques in an organized team-approach that is adaptable to be used for small to large sized studies.