Abstract
Cardiac energetic impairment is a frequent finding in patients with both inherited and acquired diseases of heart muscle. In this review the mechanisms of energy generation in the healthy heart and their disturbances in heart muscle diseases are described. Therapeutic agents targeted at correcting cardiac energetic impairment are discussed.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 720-728 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- drug therapy
- energy metabolism
- perhexiline
- reperfusion injury