The purpose of this protocol is to demonstrate the placement of a delayed constricting device (an ameroid constrictor) around a coronary artery in a swine model. This device creates an ischemic area of the heart that is useful for studying new diagnostic imaging techniques and new methods of treatment.
Keeran, K. J., Jeffries, K. R., Zetts, A. D., Taylor, J., Kozlov, S., Hunt, T. J. A Chronic Cardiac Ischemia Model in Swine Using an Ameroid Constrictor. J. Vis. Exp. (128), e56190, doi:10.3791/56190 (2017).