Disease pathways and novel therapeutic targets in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Circulation Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-96

  Ashrafian, Houman ^a   McKenna, William J ^c   Watkins, Hugh ^a,b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

calcium; energetics; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; translational

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM METABOLISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE MUTATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MICROVASCULATURE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENTS; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79959937543     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.111.242974     Document Type: Review

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