Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Cardiomyopathies"
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Infective Endocarditis in the U.S., 1998–2009: A Nationwide Study
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Previous studies based on local case series estimated the annual incidence of endocarditis in the U.S. at about 4 per 100,000 population. Small-scale studies elsewhere have reported similar incidence rates. ... -
Next generation sequencing‐based copy number analysis reveals low prevalence of deletions and duplications in 46 genes associated with genetic cardiomyopathies
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015)Abstract Background: Diagnostic testing for genetic cardiomyopathies has undergone dramatic changes in the last decade with next generation sequencing (NGS) expanding the number of genes that can be interrogated simultaneously. ... -
STARS Is Essential to Maintain Cardiac Development and Function In Vivo via a SRF Pathway
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: STARS (STriated muscle Activator of Rho Signaling) is a sarcomeric protein expressed early in cardiac development that acts as an acute stress sensor for pathological remodeling. However the role of STARS in ...