Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and its potential as a therapeutic target

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 681-694

  Glezeva, N ^a   Baugh, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

BNP; Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; Hypertension; Inflammation; Myocardial fibrosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE;

CARDITIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INFILTRATION; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART STRESS; HEART VENTRICLE COMPLIANCE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; BLOOD; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84906818372     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: 15737322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-013-9405-8     Document Type: Review

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