The failing heart

J. A. Towbin () and N. E. Bowles
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J. A. Towbin: Baylor College of Medicine
N. E. Bowles: Baylor College of Medicine

Nature, 2002, vol. 415, issue 6868, 227-233

Abstract: Abstract Cardiomyopathies are disorders affecting heart muscle that usually result in inadequate pumping of the heart. They are the most common cause of heart failure and each year kill more than 10,000 people in the United States. In recent years, there have been breakthroughs in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in this group of conditions, with knowledge of the genetic basis for cardiomyopathies perhaps seeing the largest advance, enabling clinicians to devise improved diagnostic strategies and preparing the stage for new therapies.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1038/415227a

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