Losartan decreases cardiac muscle fibrosis and improves cardiac function in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice.

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Published in J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther on March 01, 2011

Authors

Christopher F Spurney1, Arpana Sali, Alfredo D Guerron, Micaela Iantorno, Qing Yu, Heather Gordish-Dressman, Sree Rayavarapu, Jack van der Meulen, Eric P Hoffman, Kanneboyina Nagaraju

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.

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