Thus, ischemia may contribute to the progression of LV systolic dysfunction without an obvious clinical ischemic event. 49 Figure 2. Role of CAD in the pathophysiology of HF with reduced systolic ...

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Baseline laboratory analyses were without abnormalities, ECG showed sinus rhythm with one premature atrial contraction (PAC) and ECHO showed signs of concentric remodeling with preserved systolic, ...

One possibility is that disparate gap junctional connecting properties suppress activation from one myocyte to the next. If, for example, there are less gap junctions between connecting cells than ...