Endpoint Preclinical On-Site Expert Instruction: Pressure-Volume Loops
Available in both 1-day and 2-day formats, this training is ideal for labs utilizing admittance or conductance methodologies. The course comprehensively covers open- and closed-chest approaches, advanced surgical techniques, foundational and advanced PV theory, and much more.
Structured around the latest consensus guidelines published in the American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology, our training ensures your laboratory adheres to current best practices and standards in rodent PV loop research.
Training Highlights:
- Convenient on-site instruction—our expert comes directly to your lab.
- Customizable course structure based on your research objectives and experience.
- Instruction for both admittance and conductance PV loop workflows.
- Comprehensive training on open-chest and closed-chest methodologies.
- Review of PV loop theory, equipment optimization, and data collection techniques.
- Expert instruction on microsurgical techniques and optimal surgical configurations.
- Volume calibration, occlusion procedures, and advanced data analysis methods.
- Immediate enhancement of research capability, efficiency, and accuracy.
Training Experience:
One-Day Format:
A single training day begins with a review of objectives and introduction to your existing PV loop setup, followed by a seminar on ideal surgical approaches and data collection best practices. After lunch, participants shift to hands-on demonstrations involving either open-chest, closed-chest, or both depending on your lab’s primary goals and protocols.
Two-Day Format:
Day one combines comprehensive seminars with guided practice on the closed-chest procedure. Day two starts with a recap, then moves to the open-chest procedure and concludes with a customized session. This allows your team to focus on additional skills such as surgical techniques, data analysis, or any other high-priority topic.
Cost:
Starting at $4,975 USD
Final pricing subject to location, number of participants, and customizations.
How to Register:
To learn more and register, you can visit the Endpoint website here.
Meet Your Instructor:

Oliver Wearing
Oliver Wearing, PhD
Dr. Oliver Wearing is a cardiovascular physiologist with deep expertise in pressure-volume (PV) loop science. He has spent over a decade refining PV loop techniques for preclinical models, generating high-resolution cardiac function data across a range of physiological and pathological states. Oliver is highly skilled in microsurgery, vascular catheterization, and telemetry, and is recognized for consistently generating high-quality, reproducible hemodynamic data.