Cardiovascular Lab and Nursing Services
The Cardiovascular Research CORE can support your clinical research studies with a variety of cardiovascular measures as well as nursing services and exercise testing. Please contact us for further information or to set up a meeting to talk with us about how we can support your research project.
Cardiovascular Testing Services
- Brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD) with and without nitroglycerin
- Assessment of microvascular function via laser Doppler of cutaneous circulation
- Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements
- Standard and Doppler Carotid ultrasound
- Cardiac ultrasound
- Measures of arterial stiffness and wave reflection (pulse wave velocity (PWV), augmentation index)
- Arterial waveform analysis (PWA)
- Central aortic pressure
- Assessment of pulsatile load using pressure-flow analyses
- Heart rate variability
- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
- Physical activity monitoring
- Exercise testing in collaboration with the UD Nurse Managed Primary Care Center (NMPCC)
- Custom Vascular Studies: The research core is well equipped to handle customized studies with existing equipment or with investigator’s equipment.
Nursing Services
- Blood draws
- Catheter insertion and IVs
- Skin Punch Biopsy
- Venous endothelial cell biopsy (J Wire Procedure)
