Cardiac hypertrophy: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Cardiac hypertrophy is the heart's response to a variety of extrinsic and intrinsic stimuli that impose increased biomechanical stress. While hypertrophy can eventually normalize wall tension, it is associated with an unfavorable outcome and threatens affected patients with sudden death or prog...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annual review of physiology 2003-01, Vol.65 (1), p.45-79
Hauptverfasser:	Frey, N, Olson, E N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological - physiology Animals Cardiomegaly - metabolism Cardiomegaly - physiopathology Heart - physiopathology Humans Myocardium - metabolism
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