Researchers receive $1,894,271 grant to address new drug targets for diastolic dysfunction
Researchers receive $1,894,271 grant to address new drug targets for diastolic dysfunction After the left ventricle of the heart contracts, it must relax efficiently to prepare to refill and supply the body with blood on the next beat. An increasing number of patients -- including nearly all patients with heart failure -- suffer from impaired relaxation, which is part of a clinical syndrome known as diastolic dysfunction. Currently, treatments for impaired relaxation do not exist. A team of Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers led by Charles Chung, Ph.D., assistant professor ...
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