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Diminished cardiac fibrosis in heart failure is associated with altered ventricular arrhythmia phenotype.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Sept 2010
Massare Jorge, Berry Jeff M, Luo Xiang, Rob Farhana, Johnstone Janet L, Shelton John M, Bassel-Duby Rhonda, Hill Joseph A, Naseem R Haris
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We sought to define the role of interstitial fibrosis in the proarrhythmic phenotype of failing ventricular myocardium. BACKGROUND: Multiple cellular events that occur during pathological remodeling of the failing ventricle are implicated in the genesis of ventricular tachycardia (VT), including interstitial fibrosis. Recent studies suggest that ventricular fibrosis is reversible, and current...
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