HIPL Facilities

Cardiovascular laboratory
Radiofrequency shielded room for performing cardiac and vascular studies

• GE Vivid S6 Ultrasound and mobile console
• Ivy Biomedical Cardiac trigger monitor
• Finometer blood pressure monitor
• Millar microtip pulse transducer SPT-301 and TC510 control unit
• Multigon vascular Doppler system
• Vascular research tools medical imaging software
• Windaq data acquisition system
• Windaq playback and analysis software
• Colin automated blood pressure monitor
• Colin tilt table
• Hospital bed

Body composition laboratory
Assessment of body composition using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

Exercise and metabolism laboratories
Performing exercise testing and metabolism studies (resting energy expenditure, oral glucose tolerance testing, intravenous glucose tolerance testing, skeletal muscle biopsies, high fat meal challenges)

• Quinton Q-stress cardiac stress testing system
• Quinton TM65 treadmill
• Parvomedics TrueOne 2400 metabolic cart
• Phillips Medical HeartStart AED and emergency crash cart
• ActiGraph GT3x physical activity monitors
• SpaceLabs 90207 ambulatory blood pressure units
• COLIN Press-mate automated blood pressure monitor
• Hospital bed
• Phlebotomy chair

Biochemistry lab
Preparing blood and tissue (skeletal muscle) for storage and analyses

• Eppendorf refrigerated centrifuge
• YSI 2300 STAT Plus and YSI 2700 SELECT glucose analyzers with turntable
• Tuttanauer 2540EA autoclave
• Upright refrigerators/freezers
• Isotemp -80 freezer with liquid CO₂ control
• Scotsman icemaker

Recruitment and data analysis

• Computers with desktop publishing /productivity software
• Nutrient Data Systems for Research software for dietary intake analysis
• SPSS and JMP statistical software
• SigmaPlot graphing software
• ActiLife software for physical activity assessment using ActiGraph GT3x monitors

Locker room, shower, and restroom dedicated for research participants