Histoenzymological and ultrastructural research of myocardial mitochondria in cardiac insufficiencies. 1993

N Nicolau, and G Butur, and D Laky
Victor Babeş Institute, Bucharest, Romania.

We performed histoenzymological and electron-microscopic investigations of 40 myocardial biopsies taken during open heart surgery under extracorporeal circulation (ECC) from patients with valvular cardiopathies and septal interatrial defects with various degrees of congestive cardiac insufficiency (CCI). The changes occurring in the topochemistry and intensity of the enzymatic reactions used as markers for mitochondria, namely SDH and LDH, demonstrated the existence of a correlation between the decrease of reactions of the CCI degree. The ultrastructural aspects of the mitochondrial changes attested the precocity and severity of damage in these organelles even from initial moments of hypoxia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008929 Mitochondria, Heart The mitochondria of the myocardium. Heart Mitochondria,Myocardial Mitochondria,Mitochondrion, Heart,Heart Mitochondrion,Mitochondria, Myocardial
D002303 Cardiac Output, Low A state of subnormal or depressed cardiac output at rest or during stress. It is a characteristic of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, including congenital, valvular, rheumatic, hypertensive, coronary, and cardiomyopathic. The serious form of low cardiac output is characterized by marked reduction in STROKE VOLUME, and systemic vasoconstriction resulting in cold, pale, and sometimes cyanotic extremities. Low Cardiac Output,Low Cardiac Output Syndrome,Output, Low Cardiac
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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