Sensing and Responding of Cardiomyocytes to Changes of Tissue Stiffness in the Diseased Heart
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DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.642840
Abstract: Cardiomyocytes are permanently exposed to mechanical stimulation due to cardiac contractility. Passive myocardial stiffness is a crucial factor, which defines the physiological ventricular compliance and volume of diastolic filling with blood. Heart diseases often present… read more here.
Keywords: myocardial stiffness; heart; stiffness; biology ... See more keywords
Emerging MRI techniques for molecular and functional phenotyping of the diseased heart
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DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1072828
Abstract: Recent advances in cardiac MRI (CMR) capabilities have truly transformed its potential for deep phenotyping of the diseased heart. Long known for its unparalleled soft tissue contrast and excellent depiction of three-dimensional (3D) structure, CMR… read more here.
Keywords: emerging mri; diseased heart; phenotyping diseased; cmr ... See more keywords