2022
Sarcomere protein modulation: The new frontier in cardiovascular medicine and beyond
Morelli C, Ingrasciotta G, Jacoby D, Masri A, Olivotto I. Sarcomere protein modulation: The new frontier in cardiovascular medicine and beyond. European Journal Of Internal Medicine 2022, 102: 1-7. PMID: 35534374, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCardiovascular medicineVentricular outflow obstructionHeart muscle diseaseDegenerative neuromuscular diseaseSpecific disease mechanismsCardiovascular deathOutflow obstructionSystolic functionRandomized trialsUnderlying pathophysiologyCardiac patientsOmecamtiv mecarbilHypertrophic cardiomyopathyFunctional capacityNeuromuscular diseaseMuscle diseaseAvailable evidenceContractile proteinsSkeletal muscleTranslational researchPromising targetDiseaseDisease mechanismsFailure
2020
Zinc Deficiency as a Reversible Cause of Heart Failure.
Rosenblum H, Bikdeli B, Wessler J, Gupta A, Jacoby DL. Zinc Deficiency as a Reversible Cause of Heart Failure. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2020, 47: 152-154. PMID: 32603465, PMCID: PMC7328074, DOI: 10.14503/thij-17-6586.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHeart failureZinc supplementationDepressed left ventricular systolic functionNew-onset heart failureLeft ventricular systolic functionZinc levelsLow plasma zinc levelsZinc deficiencyVentricular systolic functionPlasma zinc levelsCross-sectional studyCardiomyocyte oxidative stressOngoing pathogenesisReversible causesSystolic functionLower plasmaMyocardial structureNutritional deficienciesAnorexia nervosaOxidative stressPatientsSupplementationChief causeDeficiencyFailure