Advancing our understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiac disease using in vivo assessment of heart function in rodent models

Cardiac & Respiratory Physiology Cardiac & Respiratory Physiology (CR)

Organised by Christopher Loughrey (University of Glasgow, UK) and Gillian Gray (University of Edinburgh, UK)

(Sponsored and published by Experimental Physiology)

Over the last decade, technological advancements have provided cardiac physiologists with the ability to measure heart function in rodents to a level comparable with that in human medicine. This symposium will provide cardiac research community with the opportunity to hear about (i) the advanced techniques being employed to measure cardiac structure and function in vivo, (ii) the variety of in vivo rodent models of cardiac dysfunction, (iii) the common pitfalls and limitations encountered when using these techniques and importantly (iii) how such models have been used to develop our understanding of cardiac pathophysiology.

Multi-modal imaging of the rodent heart
Michael Schafers (University of Munster, Germany)
Investigating cardiac energetics in heart failure
Craig Lygate (University of Oxford, UK)
Understanding the physiology of heart failure using cellular and in vivo techniques
Stephan Lehnart (University of Goettingen, Germany)
High resolution echocardiography in mouse models of cardiac disease
Carmel Moran (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Advancements in pressure-volume catheter technology – stress remodelling after infarction
James Clark (Kings College London, UK)
Imaging the healing myocardial infarct-ultrasound, MRI and near-infrared fluorescence
Gillian Gray (University of Edinburgh, UK)