Epigenetic Changes Implicated in Congestive Heart Failure

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have described an underlying mechanism that reprograms the hearts of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, a process that differs from patients with other forms of heart failure, collectively known as dilated (non-ischemic) cardiomyopathies. This points the way toward future personalized care for ischemic cardiomyopathy, according to the scientists.The team’s study (“ Genome-wide DNA methylation encodes cardiac transcriptional r