Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease

Heart disease is a major cause of health problems worldwide. There are many different types of heart disease, but one that is fairly common and can have lots of negative side effects is called cardiomyopathy. We know that humans and many mammals, including dogs, get cardiomyopathy. In dilated cardio...

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Main Authors: Clark, Natasha, Alibhai, Aziza, Rutland, Catrin Sian
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Published: Frontiers Media 2018
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description Heart disease is a major cause of health problems worldwide. There are many different types of heart disease, but one that is fairly common and can have lots of negative side effects is called cardiomyopathy. We know that humans and many mammals, including dogs, get cardiomyopathy. In dilated cardiomyopathy the heart changes shape and often the electrical signals within the heart change. Because of these changes, the heart is not able to pump blood around the body very well, which means that oxygen and nutrients are not delivered to the body at the optimal levels. This can affect day-to-day life, and it can also cause early death. Understanding cardiomyopathy and
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spelling nottingham-520262020-05-04T19:37:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52026/ Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease Clark, Natasha Alibhai, Aziza Rutland, Catrin Sian Heart disease is a major cause of health problems worldwide. There are many different types of heart disease, but one that is fairly common and can have lots of negative side effects is called cardiomyopathy. We know that humans and many mammals, including dogs, get cardiomyopathy. In dilated cardiomyopathy the heart changes shape and often the electrical signals within the heart change. Because of these changes, the heart is not able to pump blood around the body very well, which means that oxygen and nutrients are not delivered to the body at the optimal levels. This can affect day-to-day life, and it can also cause early death. Understanding cardiomyopathy and Frontiers Media 2018-05-24 Article PeerReviewed Clark, Natasha, Alibhai, Aziza and Rutland, Catrin Sian (2018) Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease. Frontiers for Young Minds, 6 . 19/1-19/15. ISSN 2296-6846 https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2018.00019 doi:10.3389/frym.2018.00019 doi:10.3389/frym.2018.00019
spellingShingle Clark, Natasha
Alibhai, Aziza
Rutland, Catrin Sian
Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease
title Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease
title_full Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease
title_fullStr Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease
title_full_unstemmed Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease
title_short Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease
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