Microvascular dysfunction in heart transplantation is associated with altered cardiomyocyte mitochondrial structure and unimpaired excitation-contraction coupling.
Felix HohendannerMarkus BoegnerJudith HuettemeisterKun ZhangStephan DreysseChristoph KnosallaVolkmar FalkFelix SchoenrathIsabell Anna JustPhilipp StawowyPublished in: PloS one (2024)
In-vivo ventricular microvascular dysfunction post OHT is associated with preserved excitation-contraction coupling in-vitro, potentially owing to compensatory changes on the mitochondrial level or due to the potentially reversible cause of the disease.