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Pathophysiological understanding of HFpEF: microRNAs as part of the puzzle.
Cardiovascular research - 1 May 2018
Rech Monika, Barandiarán Aizpurua Arantxa, van Empel Vanessa, van Bilsen Marc, Schroen Blanche
Abstract excerpt
Half of all heart failure patients have preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Comorbidities associated with and contributing to HFpEF include obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Still, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of HFpEF are unknown. A preliminary consensus proposes that the multi-morbidity triggers a state of systemic, chronic low-grade inflammation, and microvascular dysfunction, causing...
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