Connective tissue skeleton in the normal left ventricle and in hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy and chronic chagasic myocarditis

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 820-832

  Rossi, Marcos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cell maceration; Chronic chagasic myocarditis; Connective tissue matrix; Hypertensive heart disease; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Myocardial fibrosis; Myocardium; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

CHAGAS DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HYPERTENSION; MYOCARDITIS; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA;

CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0034938820     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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