Cardiac fibrosis in the ageing heart: Contributors and mechanisms

Cardiac fibrosis in the ageing heart: Contributors and mechanisms

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. Cardiac fibrosis refers to an excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in cardiac tissue. Fibrotic tissue is stiffer and less compliant, resulting in subsequent cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Cardiac fibrosis in the ageing heart may in...

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Main Authors: Lu, L., Guo, J., Hua, Y., Huang, K., Magaye, R., Cornell, J., Kelly, D., Reid, Christopher, Liew, D., Zhou, Y., Chen, A., Xiao, W., Fu, Q., Wang, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57233

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