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Multimodal functional cardiac MRI in creatine kinase-deficient mice reveals subtle abnormalities in myocardial perfusion and mechanics.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Jun 2006
Nahrendorf Matthias, Streif Jörg U, Hiller Karl-Heinz, Hu Kai, Nordbeck Peter, Ritter Oliver, Sosnovik David, Bauer Lisa, Neubauer Stefan, Jakob Peter M, Ertl Georg, Spindler Matthias, Bauer Wolfgang R
Abstract excerpt
A decrease in the supply of ATP from the creatine kinase (CK) system is thought to contribute to the evolution of heart failure. However, previous studies on mice with a combined knockout of the mitochondrial and cytosolic CK (CK(-/-)) have not revealed overt left ventricular dysfunction. The aim of this study was to employ novel MRI techniques to measure maximal myocardial velocity (V(max)) and myocardial...
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