Novel Model of Pulmonary Artery Banding Leading to Right Heart Failure in Rats

Background. Congenital heart diseases often involve chronic pressure overload of the right ventricle (RV) which is a major cause of RV dysfunction. Pulmonary artery (PA) banding has been used to produce animal models of RV dysfunction. We have devised a new and easier method of constricting the PA a...

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Main Authors: Masataka Hirata, Daiki Ousaka, Sadahiko Arai, Michihiro Okuyama, Suguru Tarui, Junko Kobayashi, Shingo Kasahara, Shunji Sano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/753210