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Novel technique of aortic banding followed by gene transfer during hypertrophy and heart failure
10 Apr 2002
Abstract excerpt
Aortic banding in the rat has become a popular method to induce left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and heart failure. However, because of often extensive intrathoracic adhesions and inflammatory cell infiltrates resulting from the traditional surgical approach, an uncomplicated second thoracic incision for genetic manipulation is impeded. In this study, we describe a novel surgical technique of aortic banding...
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