The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 442-449, April 2008

Decreased Myocardial Chromogranin A Expression and Colocalization With Brain Natriuretic Peptide During Reverse Cardiac Remodeling After Ventricular Unloading

  • Jeremias Wohlschlaeger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Neuropathology University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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  • Moritz von Winterfeld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Neuropathology University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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  • Hendrik Milting, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Erich und Hanna Klessmann-Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Forschung und Entwicklung, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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  • Aly El Banayosy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Erich und Hanna Klessmann-Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Forschung und Entwicklung, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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  • Klaus Jürgen Schmitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Neuropathology University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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  • Atsushi Takeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Science, School of Physical Therapy, Gumma Paz College, Gumma, Japan
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  • Nobuakira Takeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Petra Azhari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Germany
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  • Christof Schmid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Regensburg, Germany
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  • Christian August, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Hospital Münster, Germany.
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  • Kurt Werner Schmid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Neuropathology University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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  • Hideo Andreas Baba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Neuropathology University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. H. A. Baba, Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany. Telephone: 0049-201-723-3577. Fax: 0049-201-723-3378.

Received 4 October 2007; received in revised form 10 January 2008; accepted 12 January 2008.

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 This study was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) to H. A. Baba (Ba 1730/9–1) and to C. Schmid (Va 156/5–2).

PII: S1053-2498(08)00045-4

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2008.01.017

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 442-449, April 2008