Myocardial expression levels of micro-ribonucleic acids in patients with left ventricular assist devices: Signature of myocardial recovery, signature of reverse remodeling, or signature with no name?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2279-2281

  Mann, Douglas L ^a   Burkhoff, Daniel ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; heart assist device; hypertrophy; microRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

GENE EXPRESSION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 81255167008     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.09.007     Document Type: Editorial

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