Pathophysiology and therapeutic potential of cardiac fibrosis

• Main Authors: Hironori Hara (Author), Norifumi Takeda (Author), Issei Komuro (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Abstract Inflammatory and fibrotic responses to myocardial damage are essential for cardiac repair; however, these responses often result in extensive fibrotic remodeling with impaired systolic function. Recent reports have suggested that such acute phase responses provide a favorable environment fo...