Relations between myocardial contractility, myosin phenotype, and plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in the cardiomyopathic hamster.

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown to preserve myocardial contractility in the cardiomyopathic Syrian hamster (CSH). To determine if this was related to changes in myosin heavy-chain (MHC) phenotype, myosin isoform patterns and mechanical properties were studied in the same left ventricular papillary muscle from CSH of the Bio 53.58-dilated strain. From age 1 to 6 months, 22 CSH...

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