T-Tubule Network in Heart Muscle (IMAGE)

University of Iowa Health Care

T-Tubule Network in Heart Muscle

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UI study shows that T-tubule disruption starts to occur even before any decline in heart function is detectable. The study also finds that T-tubule disorganization gradually worsens over the progression of heart disease and correlates with the severity of cardiac hypertrophy and predicts heart function. Understanding how T-tubule disruption occurs may lead to new ways to diagnose or treat heart failure.

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