Metabolism of the right ventricle and the response to hypertrophy and failure
Altin S, Schulze P. Metabolism of the right ventricle and the response to hypertrophy and failure. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2012, 55: 229-233. PMID: 23009918, PMCID: PMC3766963, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventriclePositron emission tomographyRV metabolismRV hypertrophyVolume overloadMetabolic abnormalitiesNon-invasive imagingPharmacologic interventionsClinical trialsCardiac hypertrophyEmission tomographyPathophysiologic stressHypertrophyMolecular targetsEnergetic derangementsMolecular dysfunctionCurrent roleATP levelsVentricleFatty acidsATP generationFailureMetabolismSubsequent failureDerangement