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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 Stawowy
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • oxidative stress
  • room temperature
  • smooth muscle
  • energy transfer
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • catheter ablation
  • endothelial cells
  • quantum dots