Immunocompetent cells in durable ventricular assist device-implanted non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Ayumi Koga-IkutaSatsuki FukushimaHatsue Ishibashi-UedaNaoki TadokoroTakashi KakutaTakurya WatanabeNorihide FukushimaKen SuzukiToshihiro FukuiTomoyuki Fujita

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2022)

The distribution of immunocompetent cells in the left ventricular myocardium might predict myocardial viability of this pathology after implantation.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
heart failure
endoplasmic reticulum stress
cell death
acute myocardial infarction
mitral valve
coronary artery disease
aortic stenosis
ejection fraction