Heart Rate Reduction by Ivabradine Reduces Diastolic Dysfunction and Cardiac Fibrosis
Author(s) -
David Busseuil,
Yanfen Shi,
Mélanie Mecteau,
Geneviève Brand,
MarcAntoine Gillis,
Éric Thorin,
Caroline Asselin,
Philippe Roméo,
Tack Ki Leung,
Jean-Gilles Latour,
Christine Des Rosiers,
Muriel Bouly,
Éric Rhéaume,
JeanClaude Tardif
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1421-9751
pISSN - 0008-6312
DOI - 10.1159/000322905
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , diastole , heart failure , aldosterone , angiotensin ii , ivabradine , cardiac function curve , cardiac fibrosis , fibrosis , endocrinology , myocardial fibrosis , heart rate , blood pressure
To determine if heart rate (HR) reduction with ivabradine (IVA), a selective inhibitor of the pacemaker I(f) current, prevents cardiac dysfunction associated with dyslipidemia.
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