Endomyocardial miR‐133a levels correlate with myocardial inflammation, improved left ventricular function, and clinical outcome in patients with inflammatory cardiomyopathy

ConclusionThe present study demonstrates that miR‐133a levels correlate with macrophage infiltration, cardiac injury, improved LV function, and clinical outcome in patients with iCMP. miR‐133a may serve as a potential novel biomarker and therapeutic target in human iCMP.

Source: European Journal of Heart Failure - April 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christian Besler, Daniel Urban, Stefan Watzka, David Lang, Karl‐Philipp Rommel, Reinhard Kandolf, Karin Klingel, Holger Thiele, Axel Linke, Gerhard Schuler, Volker Adams, Philipp Lurz Tags: Original Article Source Type: research