Animal Experiments on the Cardiovascular System

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is caused by the imbalance in the working of heart, blood and blood vessels and the changes in life style increase its risk factors, while its treatment relies on reducing the risk factors like lowering bad cholesterol and reducing blood pressure (BP). This chapter deals with the various protocols related to the risk factors of cardiovascular disease that include the procedures like obtaining electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood pressure (BP) signals and myocardial ischemia induction. These methods involve the determination of BP, ECG, plasma concentration, and the histopathological analysis of heart tissues, which are also described here.