Left ventricular blood pressure

The Samba Preclin catheter can measure pressure in the left ventricle of the heart in small animal models such as mouse, rat and other rodents.

Left ventricular pressure is used to derive maximum and minimum pressures, maximum rates of ventricular contraction (dP/dt max) and relaxation (dP/dt min), and end diastolic pressure along with many other parameters for determining the cardiac function of the study object.

The insertion of the Samba Preclin catheters into the left ventricle is made via the right carotid artery. The excellent dynamic properties of the Samba system allow researchers to also study minute variations in pressure also in models with rapidly beating hearts, like mouse models and other rodent models.

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