… In summary, chronic cellular growth mechanisms after infarction parallel not only the extent
of myocardium lost on an obligatory basis, but also the magnitude of ventricular dilation. …

… of cellular hyperplasia discussed here, in which new myocytes are added laterally within the
wall, has the beneficial effect of decreasing systolic and diastolic stresses on a per cell basis…

… The process of remodeling is targeted to the heart as an organ in itself and involves all cell
types present in the myocardium: the myocyte, the interstitial cells and fibro blasts in particular…

… and cellular processes contribute to ventricular remodeling. These include cardiomyocyte
loss through cell … On the basis of the Laplace law, ventricular wall stress is proportional to both …

… In infarcts affecting an average 38% of the free wall of the left ventricle (small infarcts), … in
myocyte cell volume per nucleus of 43% and 25%, respectively. These cellular enlargements …

… the cellular and molecular pathways triggered by gene defects is expected to be informative
to remodeling … Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is used to indicate ventricular remodeling that …

… ventricular enlargement was detectable 2 weeks after the onset of symptoms. There is little
doubt that the extent of ventricular remodeling … reflects the magnitude of cell loss and slippage …

… of ventricular remodeling stems from studies performed on patients after myocardial infarctions,
although remodeling can … of the molecular, cellular and extra-cellular changes and their …

… after MI is discussed in detail later, but similar cellular mechanisms are thought to be common
to all causes of heart failure. … A basic awareness of the pathophysiology of ventricular …

… Cellular basis of wall remodeling in longterm pressure overload-induced right ventricular
hypertrophy … Contribution of ventricular remodeling to pathogenesis of heart failure in rats. Am J …