Department of Physiology and Biophysics (M/C 901) College of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago 835 South Wolcott Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60612-7342, USA
SolaroRJ@uic.edu
Different studies report different findings about the roles of calcium in myocyte function and in the development of dilated cardiomyopathy. But determining whether increasing intracellular calcium is helpful or harmful for heart failure patients will require further investigation.