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Establishment and Confirmation of a Postnatal Right Ventricular Volume Overload Mouse Model

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JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
Volume -, Issue 196, Pages -

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JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
DOI: 10.3791/65372

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This study established a postnatal right ventricular volume overload (VO) model in mice using a modified abdominal arteriovenous fistula. It was found that in VO mice, the right ventricular cavity increased in size with a thickened free wall, and the stroke volume increased by about 30%-40% within 2 months after surgery. Subsequently, the right ventricular systolic pressure increased, pulmonary valve regurgitation was observed, and small pulmonary artery remodeling appeared.
Right ventricular (RV) volume overload (VO) is common in children with congenital heart disease. In view of distinct developmental stages,the RV myocardium may respond differently to VO in children compared to adults. The present study aims to establish a postnatal RV VO model in mice using a modified abdominal arteriovenous fistula. To confirm the creation of VO and the following morphological and hemodynamic changes of the RV, abdominal ultrasound, echocardiography, and histochemical staining were performed for 3 months. As a result, the procedure in postnatal mice showed an acceptable survival and fistula success rate. In VO mice, the RV cavity was enlarged with a thickened free wall, and the stroke volume was increased by about 30%-40% within 2 months after surgery. Thereafter, the RV systolic pressure increased, corresponding pulmonary valve regurgitation was observed, and small pulmonary artery remodeling appeared. In conclusion, modified arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgery is feasible to establish the RV VO model in postnatal mice. Considering the probability of fistula closure and elevated pulmonary artery resistance, abdominal ultrasound and echocardiography must be performed to confirm the model status before application.

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