Early and late effects of the DPP-4 inhibitor vildagliptin in a rat model of post-myocardial infarction heart failure

Early and late effects of the DPP-4 inhibitor vildagliptin in a rat model of post-myocardial infarction heart failure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Progressive remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recently, glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 was shown to have cardioprotective effects, but treatment with GLP-1 is limited by its sho...

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Main Authors: van Gilst Wiek H, Meissner Maxi, Silljé Herman HW, Yin Meimei, de Boer Rudolf A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
vildagliptin
myocardial infarction
cardiac remodeling
heart failure
diabetes
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/10/1/85

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http://www.cardiab.com/content/10/1/85

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