2021
How Are Epigenetic Modifications Related to Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults?
Gharipour M, Mani A, Baghbahadorani M, de Souza Cardoso CK, Jahanfar S, Sarrafzadegan N, de Oliveira C, Silveira EA. How Are Epigenetic Modifications Related to Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults? International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22: 9949. PMID: 34576113, PMCID: PMC8470616, DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189949.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Deleterious protein‐altering mutations in the SCN10A voltage‐gated sodium channel gene are associated with prolonged QT
Ziki M, Seidelmann SB, Smith E, Atteya G, Jiang Y, Fernandes RG, Marieb MA, Akar JG, Mani A. Deleterious protein‐altering mutations in the SCN10A voltage‐gated sodium channel gene are associated with prolonged QT. Clinical Genetics 2017, 93: 741-751. PMID: 28407228, PMCID: PMC5640462, DOI: 10.1111/cge.13036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong QT syndromeSCN10A mutationsWhole-exome sequencingVoltage-gated sodium channel geneCongenital long QT syndromeHistory of palpitationsQT prolonging medicationsLife-threatening complicationsIdiopathic long QT syndromeProtein-altering mutationsSodium channel geneConfirmatory Sanger sequencingMutation burden analysisGenetic programAtrial fibrillationIdentifiable causeProlonged QTChannel genesMutation carriersArrhythmia genesQT syndromeGenesLQTS genesFrameshift mutationGenetic cause
2014
Plasma Cardiotrophin‐1 Levels are Associated With Hypertensive Heart Disease: A Meta‐Analysis
Song K, Wang S, Huang B, Luciano A, Srivastava R, Mani A. Plasma Cardiotrophin‐1 Levels are Associated With Hypertensive Heart Disease: A Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2014, 16: 686-692. PMID: 25052897, PMCID: PMC4159421, DOI: 10.1111/jch.12376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT-1 levelsPlasma CT-1 levelsHypertensive heart diseaseHeart failureLeft ventricular hypertrophyVentricular hypertrophyCardiotrophin-1Hypertensive patientsHeart diseaseHypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophyCardiotrophin-1 levelsSmall independent studiesHypertension-induced hypertrophyInterleukin-6 cytokineNormotensive patientsSerum levelsSubgroup analysisCardiac hypertrophyNovel biomarkersHypertensionPatientsElectronic databasesHypertrophyMeta-AnalysisStandardized algorithm