Myocardial dna strand breaks are detected in biopsy tissues from patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Background: Progressive damage of cardiomyocytes with interstitial and replacement fibrosis accompanied by less inflammatory cell infiltration is observed in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), suggesting some other mechanisms rather than necrotic cell death.

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