The Cardiovascular Physiology Core is designed to provide cutting edge surgical technique and physiological measurements, as well as intellectual expertise in cardiovascular physiology to the research community.
| Personnel/Contact
Information: |
Director: Ronglih Liao, Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 525-4854
Fax: (617) 525-4868
Email: rliao@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
Other Staff:
Alex Loscalzo
Phone: (617) 525-4862
Fax: (617) 525-4868
Email: aloscalzo@partners.org
Souen Ngoy
Phone: (617) 525-4866
Fax: (617) 525-4868
Email: sngoy@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
Christopher Mbah, M.D., M.A.
Phone: (617) 525-4866
Fax: (617) 525-4868
Email: cmbah@partners.org
| Facilities
and Equipment: |
Location of Core: 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Room 435F
Major Equipment: Vevo2100 by Visual Sonic, and in-vivo micro imaging system
- Echocardiography
- Surgery
- Surgery includes but not limited to the following procedures
- Myocardial infaction model
- Ischemic reperfusion model
- Aortic constriction model
- Injections which could be intramyocardial or parenteral
- Blood Pressure Measurement
- Echocardiography Data Analysis
- Cardiomyocyte Isolation
| FY12 User Fees (Effective 10/1/11-9/30/12): |
Service |
Internal Fee: Partners |
External Fee: Non-Partners AMC and Non-profit
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External Fee: For-profit and Industry* |
Echocardiogram Assisted |
$85/hr |
$122/hr |
$270/hr |
Echocardiogram Self Service |
$35/hr |
$50/hr |
$111/hr |
Echocardiogram Training |
$85/hr |
$122/hr |
$270/hr |
Surgey (per hour) |
$80/hr |
$115/hr |
$254/hr |
| Myocardial Infarction (MI)(per animal) |
$64/animals |
$92/animals |
$204/animals |
| Ischemia Reperfusion (IR) (per animal) (per animal) |
$85/animals |
$122/animals |
$270/animals |
| Aortic Constriction (AC) (per animal) |
$64/animals |
$92/animals |
$204/animals |
| Pulmonary Artery Constriction (PAC) (per animal) |
$85/animals |
$122/animals |
$270/animals |
Other Surgery (per animal) |
(Upon Consultation) |
(Upon Consultation) |
(Upon Consultation) |
Data Analysis (per Hour) |
$10/hr |
$14/hr |
$48/hr |
Neonatal/Adult Cardiomyocyte Isolation (per prep) |
$350/isolation |
$504/isolation |
$890/isolation |
Contractility/CA Measurement (per hour) |
$65/hr |
$94/hr |
$210/hr |
| Lengendorf (Per hour) |
$81/hr |
$117/hr |
$257/hr |
Assisted Data Analysis |
$20/hr |
$29/hr |
$95/hr |
To access the core for surgery and blood pressure measurements, contact Alex Loscalzo:
Alex Loscalzo
Phone: (617) 525-4862
Fax: (617) 525-4868
Email: aloscalzo@partners.org
For echocardiography, contact Chris Mbah:
Christopher Mbah, M.D., M.A.
Phone: (617) 525-4866
Fax: (617) 525-4868
Email: cmbah@partners.org
For further information, contact the Director:
Director: Ronglih Liao, Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 525-4854
Fax: (617) 525-4868
Email: rliao@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
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