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Article: Protein Elevated in Failing Hearts.

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October 1, 2003
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Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710, Tel: 919/684-7755, Fax: 919/684-7158 website: civm.mc.duke.edu) researchers have linked elevated levels of a specific heart protein, G-alpha-I, to a decrease in the pumping ability of the heart in elderly hearts.

Since levels G-alpha-I are also elevated in patients with congestive heart failure, the researchers believe that not only do they better understand why the heart's pumping ability decreases with age, but that there may be a pharmacological approach to prevent this age-related decline.

Drugs known as beta-blockers can improve the symptoms of patients with congestive heart failure. ...

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