Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research

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Medicine

Echocardiographic Measurement of Right Ventricular Diastolic Parameters in Mouse

Bakytbek Egemnazarov¹, Grazyna Kwapiszewska^1,2, Leigh M. Marsh¹

¹Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, ²Department of Physiology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz

Here we describe and compare two positions for obtaining the apical four-chamber view in mice. These positions enable the quantification of the right ventricular function, provide comparable results, and can be used interchangeably.