Biochemical
and Bioimaging Endpoints in Cardiocerebrovascular Diagnosis,
Prevention, Therapy and Drug Development
GLOSSARY
To
facilitate the dialogue among the multidisciplinary scientists,
definition of the acronyms and of more specialized terms have been
reported.
Every amendment is welcome.
By: Andrea P. Peracino
Stefano Bellosta
Nicola Ferri
Riccardo Roggeri
describes structural changes in LV in response to chronic alterations loading conditions with three major patterns: concentric remodelling with growth cardiomycite thickness; eccentric hypetrophy with myocite lenghtening; post myocardial infarction with a remodelling of the non infarcted areas. In all patterns there is a contribution by fibrosis.
