The objective is to monitor the mitochondrial redox state of isolated hearts within the context of physiologic preload and afterload pressures. A biventricular working rabbit heart model is presented. High spatiotemporal resolution fluorescence imaging of NADH is used to monitor the mitochondrial redox state of epicardial tissue.
Asfour, H., Wengrowski, A. M., Jaimes III, R., Swift, L. M., Kay, M. W. NADH Fluorescence Imaging of Isolated Biventricular Working Rabbit Hearts. J. Vis. Exp. (65), e4115, doi:10.3791/4115 (2012).