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Cardiovascular Physiology Core
Director: Ronglih Liao, PhD
Location:
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur (NRB), RM 435F

 

Core Summary:

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

Services:
  • 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

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

 

Getting Started:

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