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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular translational research2015

Absence of Cardiac Benefit with Early Combination ACE Inhibitor and Beta Blocker Treatment in mdx Mice.

Alison Blain, Elizabeth Greally, Steven H Laval, Andrew M Blamire, Guy A MacGowan, Volker W Straub

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alison BlainInstitute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK.
Elizabeth Greally
Steven H Laval
Andrew M Blamire
Guy A MacGowan
Volker W Straub
University of Newcastle Australia · AUCentre for Life · GBNewcastle University · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/11/89/29162Medical Research Council MR/K000608/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) will develop cardiomyopathy; however, the evidence for prophylactic treatment of children with cardiac medications is limited. We have used the mdx mouse model of DMD to assess if early combination treatment with beta blocker (BB) and ACE inhibitor (AI) is superior to single treatment with either one of these drugs. Mice were assessed with cardiac MRI (ventricular structure and function, in vivo calcium influx (manganese-enhanced MRI)), pressure-volume loops, and histopathology. Combination treatment did not show benefits over treatment with AI or BB alone. Indeed, some beneficial aspects of BB and AI were lost when used in combination. None of the treatments impacted RV function. Combination treatment had no significant effect on sarcolemmal damage or histopathology. The study suggests that combined BB and AI may not confer an advantage at an early stage in DMD cardiomyopathy. However, limitations of the mdx model should be considered.

Indexed as

Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAnimalsCalciumCaptoprilCardiac CatheterizationCardiomyopathiesDisease Models, AnimalDrug Therapy, CombinationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMetoprololMice, Inbred mdxMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneMyocardiumStroke VolumeAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCalciumCaptoprilMetoprolol

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PMID25896492
OpenAlexW2019025838

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