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Left ventricular and aortic dysfunction in cystic fibrosis mice.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Sept 2013
Sellers Zachary M, Kovacs Attila, Weinheimer Carla J, Best Philip M
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BACKGROUND: Left ventricular (LV) abnormalities have been reported in cystic fibrosis (CF); however, it remains unclear if loss of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function causes heart defects independent of lung disease. METHODS: Using gut-corrected F508del CFTR mutant mice (ΔF508), which do not develop human lung disease, we examined in vivo heart and aortic function via 2D...
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