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Pharmacologic strategies to target oxidative stress in heart failure
1Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Abstract:
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are involved in normal physiological functions at low concentrations, can have deleterious effects when produced in excess. Over time, ROS may result in a pathological state of imbalance known as oxidative stress. Oxidative stress has long been implicated in many diseases, and is consistently associated with poor outcomes in heart failure. Most therapies that are currently being used may provide some reduction in oxidative stress, but there is no consensus on the clinical outcomes of various antioxidants. Currently, there are no antioxidant therapies that are being used routinely to specifically target oxidative stress in patients with heart failure. This article reviews the current understanding of ROS generation, and the potential for novel pharmacologic strategies to target oxidative stress in heart failure.
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