Article
Genetics of heart failure.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Dec 2013
Lopes Luís R, Elliott Perry M
Abstract excerpt
Heart failure (HF) occurs when the cardiac output, no longer compensated by endogenous mechanisms, fails to meet the metabolic demands of the body. In most populations, the prevalence of heart failure continues to rise, constituting a major public health burden, especially in developed countries. There is some evidence that the risk of HF in the general population depends on genetic predisposition, necessarily...
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