Estudio tractográfico de la anatomía helicoidal del miocardio ventricular mediante resonancia magnética por tensor de difusión

F Poveda, D Gil, E Martí, A Andaluz, M Ballester… - Revista española de …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introducción y objetivos La integración de la anatomía y la función del miocardio ventricular
es fundamental para una completa comprensión de la fisiología cardiaca, lo que podría …

Apoptosis in heart failure: Release of cytochrome c from mitochondria and activation of caspase-3 in human cardiomyopathy

…, GW Dec, S Israels, M Ballester… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Apoptosis has been shown to contribute to loss of cardiomyocytes in cardiomyopathy,
progressive decline in left ventricular function, and congestive heart failure. Because the …

Spatial orientation of the ventricular muscle band: physiologic contribution and surgical implications

F Torrent-Guasp, M Ballester, GD Buckberg… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2001 - jtcvs.org
Brief Communications segment (light gray). The fibers of ascending and descending segments
cross each other at a 90 angle at the level of the septum. Following such a plane upward …

Left ventricular form and function: scientific priorities and strategic planning for development of new views of disease

GD Buckberg, ML Weisfeldt, M Ballester, R Beyar… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Heart failure continues to be one of the most costly and prevalent medical problems. The
increasing age of our population and the increased survival of patients with diseases that lead …

[HTML][HTML] Switch from caspase-dependent to caspase-independent death during heart development: essential role of endonuclease G in ischemia-induced DNA …

N Bahi, J Zhang, M Llovera, M Ballester… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
Differentiated cardiomyocytes are resistant to caspase-dependent cell death; however, the
mechanisms involved are still uncertain. We previously reported that low Apaf1 expression …

[HTML][HTML] Bcl-2 is a key factor for cardiac fibroblast resistance to programmed cell death

M Mayorga, N Bahi, M Ballester, JX Comella… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Cardiac fibroblasts play an essential role in the physiology of the heart. These produce
extracellular matrix proteins and synthesize angiogenic and cardioprotective factors. Although …

Helical structure of the cardiac ventricular anatomy assessed by diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging with multiresolution tractography

F Poveda, D Gil, E Martí, A Andaluz, M Ballester… - Revista Española de …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction and objectives Deeper understanding of the myocardial structure linking the
morphology and function of the heart would unravel crucial knowledge for medical and surgical …

Left ventricular torsion and longitudinal shortening: two fundamental components of myocardial mechanics assessed by tagged cine-MRI in normal subjects

…, R Suarez-Arias, R Leta, X Alomar, M Ballester… - The international journal …, 2012 - Springer
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Cardiac MRI) has become a gold standard diagnostic
technique for the assessment of cardiac mechanics, allowing the non-invasive calculation …

[PDF][PDF] Sympathetic reinnervation of cardiac allografts evaluated by 123I-MIBG imaging

…, C Marí, L Bernà, AM Catafau, M Ballester… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1999 - Soc Nuclear Med
MIBG uptake in the two patient groups. Myocardial MIBG uptake was apparent in the
anterolat eral myocardial region in 16 patients. In 2 patients studied from 6 mo to 2 y post-…

Morphological and functional evidences of the helical heart from non-invasive cardiac imaging

F Carreras, M Ballester, S Pujadas… - European journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The non-invasive study of cardiac mechanics has been improved after the recent introduction
of advanced magnetic resonance and echocardiographic imaging techniques. Tagged …