Right Ventricular Dysfunction Correlates with Decreased Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilisation and Impaired Angiogenesis in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Although right ventricular (RV) dysfunction represents an important adverse prognostic factor in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NICM), the underlying mechanisms remain poorly defined. We investigated a potential correlation between RV dysfunction and alterations in angiogenesis in this patient cohort.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: 184 Source Type: research