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ReviewCardiovascular drugs and therapy2025

Exercise Improves Heart Function after Myocardial Infarction: The Merits of AMPK.

Xiaodi Zhang, Yi Zhao, Dafen Guo, Mingxian Luo, Qing Zhang, Li Zhang, Dengshen Zhang

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Review in Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaodi Zhang *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Yi Zhao *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Dafen GuoOutpatient Department Office, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Mingxian LuoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Qing ZhangDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
Li ZhangDiscipline Inspection and Supervision Office of Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China. zhli8523@163.com.
Dengshen ZhangDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China. xwkzds2021@163.com.ORCID 0009-0002-8356-8613
Zunyi Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAMPK is considered an important protein signaling pathway that has been shown to exert prominent cardioprotective effects on the pathophysiological mechanisms of numerous diseases. Following myocardial infarction, severe impairment of cardiac function occurs, leading to complications such as heart failure and arrhythmia. Therefore, protecting the heart and improving cardiac function are important therapeutic goals after myocardial infarction. Currently, there is substantial ongoing research on exercise-centered rehabilitation training, positioning exercise training as a significant nonpharmacological approach for preventing and treating numerous cardiovascular diseases.

objectivePrevious studies have reported that exercise can activate AMPK phosphorylation and upregulate the AMPK signaling pathway to play a cardioprotective role in coronary artery disease, but the specific mechanism involved remains to be elucidated.

conclusionThis review discusses the role and mechanism of the exercise-mediated AMPK pathway in improving postinfarction cardiac function through existing studies and describes the mechanism of exercise-induced myocardial repair of AMPK from multiple perspectives to formulate a reasonable and optimal exercise rehabilitation program for the prevention and treatment of myocardial infarction patients in the clinic.

Indexed as

AMP-Activated Protein KinasesExerciseExercise TherapyMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumAnimalsHumansPhosphorylationRecovery of FunctionSignal TransductionAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAMPKExerciseInflammatory responseMitochondriaMyocardial infarctionOxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID38436878
PMCPMC12602667
OpenAlexW4392371606

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