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The Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories are specifically designed to support state-of-the-art cardiovascular research. Our 20,000 square-foot facility has the capability to support a wide variety of experiments. The laboratories are well-suited for device implantation, operative and postoperative care of large and small animals, and the evaluation of device performance.

The facilities include

• Large, fully equipped operating suites
• Intensive care units
• Long-term monitoring units
• Large and small animal housing
• Necropsy/gross pathology laboratories
• Histopathology laboratories
• Vascular cell biology laboratories
• Engineering/in vitro testing laboratories
• Specialized equipment and procedural capabilities, including
  • Cinefluoroscopy
  • Cardiopulmonary bypass/perfusion systems
  • Echocardiography/acoustic analysis
  • Laser systems
  • Digital-scanning electron microscopes
  • IBAS image-analysis system

Contact information: CVSR@heart.thi.tmc.edu or 832-355-3121.