In search of new therapeutic targets and strategies for heart failure: recent advances in basic science

AM Shah, DL Mann - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Chronic heart failure continues to impose a substantial health-care burden, despite recent
treatment advances. The key pathophysiological process that ultimately leads to chronic …

Targeting myocardial remodelling to develop novel therapies for heart failure: a position paper from the Working Group on Myocardial Function of the European …

G Tarone, JL Balligand, J Bauersachs… - European journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The failing heart is characterized by complex tissue remodelling involving increased
cardiomyocyte death, and impairment of sarcomere function, metabolic activity, endothelial …

Signaling pathways for cardiac hypertrophy and failure

JJ Hunter, KR Chien - New England Journal of Medicine, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Heart failure is a leading cause of mortality in the United States. As a result of advances in
genetic technology, a molecular basis of heart failure is emerging. 1, 2 This review highlights …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the transition of cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure

T Oka, I Komuro - Circulation Journal, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot supply enough blood to the body's
organs, and is a final common consequence of various heart diseases. In the past 2 …

A review of the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of cardiac remodeling

L Schirone, M Forte, S Palmerio, D Yee… - Oxidative medicine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Pathological molecular mechanisms involved in myocardial remodeling contribute to alter
the existing structure of the heart, leading to cardiac dysfunction. Among the complex …

Tackling heart failure in the twenty-first century

JO Mudd, DA Kass - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Heart failure, or congestive heart failure, is a condition in which the heart cannot supply the
body's tissues with enough blood. The result is a cascade of changes that lead to severe …

Signaling effectors underlying pathologic growth and remodeling of the heart

JH Van Berlo, M Maillet… - The Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of mortality in the Western world. The heart
responds to many cardiopathological conditions with hypertrophic growth by enlarging …

Pathological ventricular remodeling: mechanisms: part 1 of 2

JS Burchfield, M Xie, JA Hill - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Despite declines in heart failure morbidity and mortality with current therapies,
rehospitalization rates remain distressingly high, substantially affecting individuals, society …

Molecular mechanisms in heart failure: focus on cardiac hypertrophy, inflammation, angiogenesis, and apoptosis

D Hilfiker-Kleiner, ULF Landmesser… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
Heart failure is a final common pathway in cardiovascular disease, as a result of sustained
pressure overload (ie, hypertension), myocardial ischemia or infarction, volume overload (ie …

What causes a broken heart—molecular insights into heart failure

SP Barry, PA Townsend - International review of cell and molecular biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the molecular processes which regulate cardiac function has grown
immeasurably in recent years. Even with the advent of β-blockers, angiotensin inhibitors and …