Our aim was to evaluate the effects of cisplatin and dexamethasone alone and combined on gastric contractility and histomorphometry of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. BALB/c and C57BL/6 male mice (8-week-old ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Switching candidates for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation to a dual-function device that also modulates cardiac contractility was associated with successful ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a draft coverage memo for cardiac contractility modulation (CCM), which offers coverage with evidence development for the company’s ...

Abstract: The Z-disk or Z-line is located at the lateral borders of sarcomere, the fundamental unit of striated muscle. They provide mechanical stability and can boost contractility of cardiac ...

Understanding how cancerous cells spread from a primary tumor is important for any number of reasons, including determining the aggressiveness of the disease itself. The movement of cells into the ...

GPCRs (G-protein-coupled receptors) play a central role in the regulation of smooth muscle cell (SMC) contractility, but the function of SMC-expressed orphan GPCR class C group 5 member C (GPRC5C) is ...

Lenox Hill Hospital is the first in New York City to implant a cardiac contractility modulator, a first-of-its-kind device designed to treat heart failure. The minimally invasive, FDA-approved device ...

A kymograph is an image that represents spatio-temporal data on a single frame instead of on an animation. You will find information about Generating and exploiting kymographs on the ImageJ tutorials.

Heart failure is a medical condition that affects your heart’s ability to pump blood as it should. The condition is typically progressive, meaning that it gets worse over time. Your body usually tries ...