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Cytokine Gene Expression After Myocardial Infarction in Rat Hearts
14 Jul 1998
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BACKGROUND: A large transmural myocardial infarction may initiate structural and geometric changes in the left ventricle that are commonly referred to as remodeling. Progressive, adverse remodeling of the myocardium may lead to ventricular dilatation and congestive heart failure. Recent studies have highlighted the effects of some cytokines on immune-mediated myocyte injury, postischemic myocardial inflammation,...
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