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Alteration of collagen phenotypes in ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Ischemic cardiomyopathy refers to a significant impairment of left ventricular function, a condition resulting from atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The left ventricular ejection fraction is usually 35% or less, and electron microscopy shows an increased deposition of collagen in the space between the capillaries and the myocytes. The present study shows the alteration in collagen concentration and phenotypes in ischemic cardiomyopathy, and the effect captopril treatment has on these parameters. In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, collagen concentration estimated from hydroxyproline increased from 7.96 +/- 1.24 mg/g to 13.9 +/- 1.30 mg/g, P less than 0.05. Ischemic cardiomyopathic patients given captopril therapy had a significantly lower collagen concentration of 10.03 +/- 1.46 mg/g, P less than 0.05. The collagen type I:III ratio decreased from 1.93 +/- 0.52 to 1.23 +/- 0.27 in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Of these patients, those receiving captopril had a collagen type I:III ratio of 1.49 +/- 0.38, which did not differ significantly from the ratio of individuals with normal myocardium. There was no significant difference in type I collagen concentration in the myocardium of normal individuals, patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, and patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy receiving captopril therapy. The type III collagen concentration increased significantly from 2.56 +/- 0.21 mg/g in normal myocardium to 6.10 +/- 0.58 mg/g in ischemic cardiomyopathic myocardium. Patients receiving captopril had a myocardial collagen type III concentration of 4.87 +/- 0.64 mg/g, which was significantly lower than that found in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. An increased deposition of type III collagen may be partly responsible for altering the compliance of the myocardium, resulting in dilatation of the heart and possibly leading to eventual heart failure.[1]

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  1. Alteration of collagen phenotypes in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Mukherjee, D., Sen, S. J. Clin. Invest. (1991) [Pubmed]
 
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