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Targeting Diastolic Dysfunction by Genetic Engineering of Calcium Handling Proteins
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Targeting Diastolic Dysfunction by Genetic Engineering of Calcium Handling Proteins

Pierre Coutu, Jennifer C Hirsch, Michael L Szatkowski and Joseph M Metzger
Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, v 13(2), pp 63-67
01 Feb 2003
PMID: 12586441

Abstract

Diastolic heart failure (HF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and is a growing medical problem in this country. Diastolic dysfunction is defined as an abnormality in myocardial relaxation that impairs filling during diastole and contributes to the clinical syndrome of HF. Effective clinical strategies to treat diastolic dysfunction are limited. This article focuses on the potential application of parvalbumin—a fast skeletal muscle calcium buffer—for remediation of slow relaxation in the failing heart.

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