WEBINAR—Cardiac PV Loop Data Analysis: Tips & Tricks

May 13, 2020
11 a.m.–12 p.m. EDT

In this webinar, Adam Goodwill, PhD, assistant research professor in the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and DeWayne Townsend, DVM, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, will discussed how to collect and analyze quality pressure-volume (PV) loop data.

The focus of the webinar was on data analysis. Adam and DeWayne demonstrated how to analyze load-independent measures of function and discussed what the data mean. They also talked about why PV loops are considered the gold standard for measuring cardiac function in vivo, the equipment that’s required to collect PV loop data and how to minimize data variability.

Key learning objectives will explore the following questions:

• What are the alternatives to PV loops (e.g., echocardiogram, MRI, etc.)? How do PV loops compare to these other methods?
• Why is the Starling effect important?
• What are load-independent measures and how are they measured? How are data analyzed and what do they mean?
• What equipment do you need to record PV loop data?
• What causes variability and how do you mitigate it?