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Increased Myocardial Oxygen Consumption Precedes Contractile Dysfunction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Caused by Pathogenic TNNT2 Gene Variants.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 21 Apr 2020
Parbhudayal Rahana Y, Harms Hendrik J, Michels Michelle, van Rossum Albert C, Germans Tjeerd, van der Velden Jolanda
Abstract excerpt
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is caused by pathogenic sarcomere gene variants. Individuals with a thin-filament variant present with milder hypertrophy than carriers of thick-filament variants, although prognosis is poorer. Herein, we defined if decreased energetic status of the heart is an early pathomechanism in TNNT2 (troponin T gene) variant carriers. Methods and Results Fourteen individuals with...
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