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Ivabradine acutely improves cardiac Ca handling and function in a rat model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Published in 2023 at "Physiological Reports"

DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15664

Abstract: The muscular dystrophies caused by dystrophin deficiency, the so‐called dystrophinopathies, are associated with impaired cardiac contractility and arrhythmias, which considerably contribute to disease morbidity and mortality. Impaired Ca handling in ventricular cardiomyocytes has been identified… read more here.

Keywords: ventricular cardiomyocytes; function; ivabradine; dystrophic heart ... See more keywords