Regression of fibrosis and hypertrophy in failing myocardium following mechanical circulatory support

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 457-464

  Bruckner, Brian A ^a,d   Stetson, Sonny J ^a,b,d   Perez Verdia, Alejandro ^a,b,d   Youker, Keith A ^a,b,d   Radovancevic, Branislav ^c   Connelly, John H ^c   Koerner, Michael M ^a,b,d   Entman, Mark E ^a,b,d   Frazier, O H ^c   Noon, George P ^a,d   Torre Amione, Guillermo ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Gene and Judy Campbell Lab for Cardiac Transplant Research   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MS BCM360   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CELL SIZE; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0035066039     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(00)00321-1     Document Type: Article

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