An Investigation of Fibulin-2 in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

An Investigation of Fibulin-2 in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited heart muscle disease, with a prevalence of at least 1 in 500 in the general population. The disease is pleiotropic and is characterized by an increased stiffness of the myocardium, partly due to changes in the extracellular matrix (ECM),...

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Main Authors: Ayman M. Ibrahim, Mohamed Roshdy, Sara Elshorbagy, Mohammed Hosny, Sarah Halawa, Dina Yehia, Hasnaa A. Elfawy, Ahmed Eldessouki, Faisal Mohamed, Amany Ellithy, Mohamed Abdelfattah, Amr Elsawy, Mohamed Elkhatib, Mona Allouba, Ahmed Elguindy, Yasmine Aguib, Magdi Yacoub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
extracellular matrix
cardiac remodeling
fibrosis
hypertrophy
fibroblast
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/19/7176

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