Increased cardiac arrhythmogenesis associated with gap junction remodeling with upregulation of RNA-binding protein FXR1

M Chu, SM Novak, C Cover, AA Wang, IR Chinyere… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Gap junction remodeling is well established as a consistent feature of human
heart disease involving spontaneous ventricular arrhythmia. The mechanisms responsible for …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and Challenges in Catheter-Based Irreversible Electroporation for Ventricular Tachycardia

ML Repp, IR Chinyere - Pathophysiology, 2024 - mdpi.com
The use of catheter-based irreversible electroporation in clinical cardiac laboratories,
termed pulsed-field ablation (PFA), is gaining international momentum among cardiac …

The Promise of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Cardiomyocytes to Treat Heart Failure

JJ Lancaster, JW Koevary, IR Chinyere… - Circulation: Heart …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Circ Heart Fail. 2018; 11: e005425. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE. 118.005425 October
2018 2 functional benefit, which may be because of (1) lack of structural support, and (2) …

Progression of infarct-mediated arrhythmogenesis in a rodent model of heart failure

IR Chinyere, T Moukabary… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Heart failure (HF) post-myocardial infarction (MI) presents with increased vulnerability to
monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (mmVT). To appropriately evaluate new therapies for …

[HTML][HTML] Free-breathing gradient recalled echo-based CMR in a swine heart failure model

…, T Dennis, S Daugherty, A McArthur, IR Chinyere… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In swine models, there are well-established protocols for creating a closed-chest myocardial
infarction (MI) as well as protocols for characterization of cardiac function with cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Epicardially placed bioengineered cardiomyocyte xenograft in immune-competent rat model of heart failure

IR Chinyere, P Bradley, J Uhlorn, J Eason… - Stem cells …, 2021 - hindawi.com
Background. Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs)
are under preclinical investigation as a cell-based therapy for heart failure post-myocardial …

Monophasic action potential amplitude for substrate mapping

IR Chinyere, M Hutchinson… - American Journal …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Although radiofrequency ablation has revolutionized the management of tachyarrhythmias,
the rate of arrhythmia recurrence is a large drawback. Successful substrate identification is …

[HTML][HTML] Pulsed Field Ablation and Neurocardiology: Inert to Efferents or Delayed Destruction?

D Chang, A Arbogast, IR Chinyere - Reviews in Cardiovascular …, 2024 - imrpress.com
Background: The therapeutic use of irreversible electroporation in clinical cardiac laboratories,
termed pulsed field ablation (PFA), is gaining pre-regulatory approval momentum among …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical treatment for heart failure: cell-based therapy with engineered tissue

JJ Lancaster, JW Koevary, IR Chinyere… - Vessel plus, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review will outline cell-based therapy for heart failure focusing on tissue engineering to
deliver cells to the damaged heart. We will present an overview of the central approaches …

Modulating the infarcted ventricle's refractoriness with an epicardial biomaterial

IR Chinyere, M Hutchinson… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Patients diagnosed with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are at increased
risk of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation. The presence of …