About the Authors
- Sundaravadivel Balasubramanian
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* E-mail: balasubr@musc.edu
Affiliation Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Santhosh K. Mani
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Affiliation Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Harinath Kasiganesan
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Affiliation Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Catalin C. Baicu
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Affiliation Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Dhandapani Kuppuswamy
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Affiliations Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Ralph H. Johnson Department, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SB. Performed the experiments: SB SKM HK CCB. Analyzed the data: SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DK. Wrote the paper: SB. Produced the Rac N17 adenovirus: SKM. Performed immunohistochemical and some of the immunocytochemical staining: SKM. Isolated cardiomyocytes and performed RVPO surgery: HK. Performed adult feline cardiomyocyte contractility experiments: CCB. Held discussions on the overall design of the experiments and helped in the organization of the manuscript: DK.