The role of cardiac fibroblasts in remodelling and reverse remodelling of the myocardium of the heart

Cardiac fibroblasts play an important role in the function of the myocardium by regulating the extracellular matrix of the heart. Changes in the function of cardiac fibroblasts are a feature of heart failure. A subset of patients with heart failure that receive Left Ventricular Assist Devices, in co...

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Main Author: Clark, Lucy A.
Published: Imperial College London 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504974