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ReviewHeart failure reviews2025

Epigenetics of cardiomyopathies: the next frontier.

Aida Hajdarpašić, Martijn Tukker, Wouter Te Rijdt, Sharida Mohamedhoesein, Wouter C Meijers, Kadir Caliskan

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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Aida Hajdarpašić *Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Sarajevo Medical School, University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Hrasnička Cesta 3a, 71210, Sarajevo, Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina. aida.hajdarpasic@ssst.edu.ba.ORCID 0000-0001-8131-4084
Martijn Tukker *Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute. Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Office RG-431Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5423-4433
Wouter Te RijdtDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4852-9379
Sharida MohamedhoeseinThoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute. Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Office RG-431Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0323-5118
Wouter C MeijersThoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute. Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Office RG-431Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3287-6766
Kadir CaliskanThoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute. Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Office RG-431Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. k.caliskan@erasmusmc.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-3293-9261

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiomyopathies (CMP) are a diverse group of myocardial diseases that cause structural, functional, and pathological changes to the heart. Alterations at the molecular level associated with the clinical phenotype and progression of CMPs cannot be solely explained by the genetic mutations, even in inherited cardiomyopathies. Epigenetics and environmental factors are likely to significantly modify the clinical manifestations of CMPs, resulting in variable clinical expression and different age-related penetrance. This review examines the role of dysfunctional DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remodelling, and noncoding RNAs in the development and exacerbation of CMPs, highlighting their potential as diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets, including the use of histone deacetylase inhibitors. Additionally, it explores how environmental exposures can influence epigenetic changes and potentially be used for preventive strategies and personalized care in CMP patients. Monozygotic twin studies and intergenerational studies are discussed as valuable tools for understanding the interplay between genetics, epigenetics, and environmental factors. Lastly, this review addresses current challenges and future perspectives, such as the need for greater specificity in epigenetic therapies, minimizing off-target effects, and investigating sex differences in CMP research and treatment.

Indexed as

CardiomyopathiesDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansCardiomyopathyClinical expressionEnvironmentEpigeneticsGenotypePhenotype

Identifiers

PMID39586986
PMCPMC11646213

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