Similar left and right ventricular sarcomere structure after support with a left ventricular assist device suggests the utility of right ventricular biopsies to monitor left ventricular reverse remodeling

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 465-470

  De Jonge, Nicolaas ^a   Lahpor, Jaap R ^a   Van Wichen, Dick F ^a   Kirkels, Hans ^a   Gmelig Meyling, Frits H J ^a   Van Den Tweel, Jan G ^a   Doevendans, Pieter A ^a   De Weger, Roel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bridge to recovery; Contractile proteins; Heart failure; Immunohistochemistry; Left ventricular assist device; Sarcomere structure

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYOSIN; TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN C; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 13844297439     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.12.020     Document Type: Article

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