[Left ventricular remodeling in chronic heart failure: clinical-morphological parallels].
OBJECTIVE
To study morphofunctional state of left ventricular and right atrial myocardium in chronic heart failure at tissue, cellular and subcellular levels and to assess relationship between observed morphological changes and echocardiographical characteristics of left ventricular remodeling.


CONCLUSIONS
Myocardial remodeling in chronic heart failure was characterized by impaired cellular-stromal balance, enhanced processes of degeneration of cardiomyocytes, lowered energy availability in these cells, and insufficient intracellular regeneration. Fairly close relationship was observed between morphological myocardial changes and echocardiographical parameters of left ventricular remodeling.
Kuznetsov
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Orenburg State Medical Academy.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*