Ultrasound
New ultrasound findings from Baylor College of Medicine described
Published in Drug Week, June 1st, 2007
A new study, "Effects of isoflurane on coronary blood flow velocity in young, old and ApoE(-/-) mice measured by Doppler ultrasound," is now available. "The commonly used anesthetic agent isoflurane (ISO) is a potent coronary vasodilator that could potentially be used in the assessment of coronary reserve, but its effects on coronary blood flow in mice are unknown. Coronary reserve is reduced by age, coronary artery disease and other cardiac pathologies in man, and some of these conditions can now be modeled in mice," investigators in the United States report.
"Accordingly, we used Doppler ultrasound to measure coronary flow velocity in mice anesthetized with low (1%)...
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Source: Drug Week (2007-06-01)
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