Sheet-Like Remodeling of the Transverse Tubular System in Human Heart Failure (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Sheet-Like Remodeling of the Transverse Tubular System in Human Heart Failure

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Two patients may seem equally sick based upon clinical measures, but differences in their heart physiology could predict who has the potential to recover from heart failure. A study carried out by scientists at the University of Utah finds that patients whose hearts have flattened t-tubules have a decreased chance of showing signs of recovery after implanting a mechanical heart pump. Ordinarily, t-tubules in the heart are long, thin, and rounded.

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Frank Sachse

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