Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research

2. General Principles of Animal Selection and Normal Physiological Values
David R. Gross

3. Preanesthesia, Anesthesia, Chemical Restraint, and the Recognition and Treatment of Pain and Distress
David R. Gross

4. Normal Cardiac Function Parameters
David R. Gross

5. Measuring Cardiac Function
David R. Gross

6. Measuring Vascular Function and Ventricular/Arterial Coupling Dynamics
David R. Gross

7. Isolated Heart Preparations, Problems, and Pitfalls
David R. Gross

8. Cardiovascular Effects of Anesthetics, Sedatives, Postoperative Analgesic Agents, and Other Pharmaceuticals
David R. Gross

9. Naturally Occurring and Iatrogenic Animal Models of Valvular, Infectious, and Arrhythmic Cardiovascular Disease
David R. Gross

10. Iatrogenic Models of Ischemic Heart Disease
David R. Gross

11. Iatrogenic, Transgenic, and Naturally Occurring Models of Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure
David R. Gross

12. Iatrogenic, Congenic, and Transgenic Models of Hypertension
David R. Gross

13. Naturally Occurring, Iatrogenic and Transgenic Models of Atherosclerotic Disease
David R. Gross

14. Animal Models for the Study of Neurohumeral and Central Neural Control of the Cardiovascular System
David R. Gross

15. Other Transgenic Animal Models Used in Cardiovascular Studies
David R. Gross

Keywords: Life Sciences, Animal Physiology, Cardiology, Biomedicine general