Abstract Aim Collagens are major cardiac extracellular matrix components, known to be actively remodelled and accumulated during diffuse myocardial fibrosis. We evaluated whether accelerated collagen turnover described by neo-epitope biomarkers reflecting collagen formation and degradation separates patients with diffuse myocardial fibrosis from asymptomatic controls. Methods and results Seventy-one women with angina pectoris without significant coronary […]
Accelerated collagen turnover in women with angina pectoris without obstructive coronary artery disease: An iPOWER substudy.
May 1, 2018
Eur J Prev Cardiol