Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2016, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 265-269.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-2861.2016.04.019

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Circulating miRNAs predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

WANG Fei, Saumya Das   

  1. Cardiovascular Division, Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School
  • Received:2016-06-13 Online:2016-06-30 Published:2016-06-30
  • Supported by:

    National Institutes of Health (NCATS UH3 TR000901)

Abstract:

Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common syndrome seriously harmful to human health. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an exciting recent advancement for HF patient by targeting ventricular systolic dyssynchrony, but it has been proved that CRT cannot achieve hemodynamic or clinical benefit for all patients. It is very essential to find out biomarkers for predicting responsive patients. Circulating extracellular microRNAs(miRNAs) have emerged as novel biomarkers for many diseases. Recent study indicated that a high level of circulating miR-30d could predict response to CRT, which may have bright prospects in future research and application.

Key words:  biomarker,  microRNAs , cardiac resynchronization therapy