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Product summary
ADInstruments PVLoop is an advanced add-on for LabChart that streamlines the extraction and examination of ventricular pressure–volume data. It combines automated detection algorithms with tools for deriving key cardiac metrics, enabling in-depth assessment of heart function from recorded signals or live acquisition.
Who benefits
This package is aimed at clinicians, physiologists, and cardiovascular researchers who require reliable quantitative measures of cardiac performance. Its feature set supports both teaching environments and rigorous laboratory studies.
Supported data modes
PVLoop works with pre-existing datasets and with direct, real-time sampling, so you can analyze previously collected files or observe pressure–volume relationships as experiments run.
Key capabilities
- Generates publication-quality plots and relational graphs to visualize ventricular function.
- Performs live acquisition and on-the-fly analysis for immediate feedback during experiments.
- Calculates standard cardiac parameters (for example, stroke volume, end-systolic elastance, and loop area).
- Integrates smoothly with LabChart to use existing signal streams and metadata.
- Provides an intuitive interface designed to reduce setup time for routine measurements.
- Offers advanced analytical routines suitable for detailed research studies.
Applications and usability
With straightforward controls and comprehensive analytics, PVLoop is appropriate for classroom demonstrations, preclinical research, and translational projects. Its visualization and calculation tools give investigators clear insights into cardiac mechanics, while the combination of archived and live-data support makes it flexible for multiple workflows.
Technical
- Windows
- Free
