Molecular basis of disturbed extracellular matrix homeostasis in stress cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1685-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.075. Epub 2013 Apr 28.

Authors

Sebastian Szardien¹, Helge Möllmann, Matthias Willmer, Christoph Liebetrau, Sandra Voss, Christian Troidl, Jedrzej Hoffmann, Johannes Rixe, Albrecht Elsässer, Christian W Hamm, Holger M Nef

Affiliation

¹ Kerckhoff Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; Department of Experimental Cardiology, Franz-Groedel-Institute of the Kerckhoff Heart Center, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.

PMID: 23632119
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.075

No abstract available

Keywords: Fibrosis; Stress; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Extracellular Matrix / physiology*
Homeostasis / physiology*
Humans
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / blood*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography