Normal passive viscoelasticity but abnormal myofibrillar force generation in human hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy, increased ventricular stiffness and impaired diastolic filling. We investigated to what extent myocardial functional defects can be explained by alterations in the passive and active properties of human cardiac myofi...

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Main Authors: Hoskins, A, Jacques, A, Bardswell, S, McKenna, W, Tsang, V, dos Remedios, C, Ehler, E, Adams, K, Jalilzadeh, S, Avkiran, M, Watkins, H, Redwood, C, Marston, S, Kentish, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010

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