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SUBMITTER: Jung K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3834270 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jung Keehoon K Kim Pilhan P Leuschner Florian F Gorbatov Rostic R Kim Jun Ki JK Ueno Takuya T Nahrendorf Matthias M Yun Seok Hyun SH
Circulation research 20130207 6
<h4>Rationale</h4>High-resolution imaging of the heart in vivo is challenging owing to the difficulty in accessing the heart and the tissue motion caused by the heartbeat.<h4>Objective</h4>Here, we describe a suction-assisted endoscope for visualizing fluorescently labeled cells and vessels in the beating heart tissue through a small incision made in the intercostal space.<h4>Methods and results</h4>A suction tube with a diameter of 2 to 3 mm stabilizes the local tissue motion safely and effecti ...[more]