Bovine Model of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) constitute a recent advance in heart failure (HF) therapeutics. As the rigorous experimental assessment of LVADs in HF requires large animal models, our objective was to develop a bovine model of cardiomyopathy. Male calves (n=8) were used. Four animals receiv...

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Main Authors: Carlo R. Bartoli, Kenneth R. Brittian, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Tariq Hamid, Sumanth D. Prabhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/758736