Ivabradine could not decrease mitral regurgitation triggered atrial fibrosis and fibrillation compared with carvedilol
ConclusionsAlthough both ivabradine and carvedilol, at least in part, mitigated MR-induced chamber dilatation and decreased compliance, carvedilol had a better effect on reversing MR-induced cardiac fibrosis, apoptosis, and arrhythmogenesis than ivabradine. When compared with Ivabradine, MR rats treated with carvedilol exhibited a shorter duration and reduced inducibility of AF, thus providing more effective suppression of HCN4. Further investigations are required to validate our findings.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Wei ‐Chieh Lee,
Yu‐Wen Lin,
Jhih‐Yuan Shih,
Zhih‐Cherng Chen,
Nan‐Chun Wu,
Wei‐Ting Chang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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