2013
NHE Isoform Switching and KChIP2 Upregulation in Aging Porcine Atria
Kant R, Hu Z, Malhotra JK, Krogh-Madsen T, Christini DJ, Heerdt PM, Abbott GW. NHE Isoform Switching and KChIP2 Upregulation in Aging Porcine Atria. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e82951. PMID: 24376615, PMCID: PMC3871617, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationMyocyte action potential durationHuman cardiac physiologyCessation of stimulationAction potential durationLarge animal modelSodium-hydrogen exchangerReperfusion arrhythmiasNHE1-specific inhibitorMyocardial responsivenessPharmacological responsivenessPharmacologic efficacyYoung adult pigsAtrial tissuePotential durationTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsCardiac pathologyKChIP2 expressionReal-time qPCRPotential molecular basisTherapeutic agentsCardiac physiologyFemale swineYoung adults
2002
Disease-specific remodeling of cardiac mitochondria after a left ventricular assist device
Heerdt PM, Schlame M, Jehle R, Barbone A, Burkhoff D, Blanck TJ. Disease-specific remodeling of cardiac mitochondria after a left ventricular assist device. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2002, 73: 1216-1221. PMID: 11996266, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03621-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research