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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2006) 3, 437-445
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0585  
Received 9 January 2006 | Accepted 20 April 2006

Disease mechanisms and emerging therapies: protein kinases and their inhibitors in myocardial disease

Mark E Anderson*, Linda S Higgins and Howard Schulman

Correspondence *Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Room E315 GH, Iowa City, IA 52242–1081, USA

Email
 mark-e-anderson@uiowa.edu

Many protein kinases are positioned proximal to critical proteins that mediate cell function. Since these functions can be altered by disease, attention has turned to protein kinases as therapeutic targets. In this Review, the role of protein kinases in myocardial disease, and the pharmacologic therapy possibilities they present are discussed.

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