Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Dec 2020)

Experimental Rodent Models of Cardiovascular Diseases

  • Tian Jia,
  • Chen Wang,
  • Zhengxi Han,
  • Xiaozhi Wang,
  • Ming Ding,
  • Quanyi Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2020.588075
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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Cardiovascular diseases, as the most common non-communicable disease in the world, cause a high mortality rate today and bring a serious medical burden to countries worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Experimental rodent models are widely used for cardiovascular diseases researches due to the effective simulation of human cardiovascular diseases, strong reproductive ability, and easy detection. Herein, we will summarize the pathological manifestations of common cardiovascular diseases and illustrate the establishment of corresponding experimental rodent models in detail.

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