...Feifei Zhang; Yi Dang; Yingxiao Li; Qingqing Hao; Rong Li; Xiaoyong Qi Backgroun/Aims: To explore the effect of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) on myocardial fibrosis in heart failure and to investigate the underlying mechanism. Methods: Rabbits were randomly divided into sham group, HF...

...Mian Cheng; Gang Wu; Yue Song; Lin Wang; Ling Tu; Lizhi Zhang; Cuntai Zhang Backgroud: Myocardial fibrosis results in myocardial remodelling and dysfunction. Celastrol, a traditional oriental medicine, has been suggested to have cardioprotective effects. However, its underlying mechanism is unknown...

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