Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9402677 | Journal of Surgical Research | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Device selection appears to influence the cardiac morphological and neurohormonal expressive tendencies exhibited by recipients. Plasma BNP and ET-1 levels correlate with both LV function and myocardial morphological improvement. Alterations in the levels of these hormones during LVAD support may be real-time indicators of prevailing myocardial autocrine/paracrine activity and as such may be of potential use in future algorithms of cardiac assessment and therapeutic decision-making with regard to transplant urgency and/or possible device explantation.
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Authors
Larry O. M.D., Christian A. M.D., Matthias M.D., Ph.D., Javier A. M.D., Rick R. B.S.N., Ahmet M.D., Vonne B.S., Brian A. M.D., Vinay M.D., George P. M.D., Keith A. Ph.D.,