A genetic association study of heart failure: more evidence for the role of BAG3 in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Aims Few investigations have been conducted to identify genetic determinants of common, polygenetic forms of heart failure (HF), and only a limited number of these genetic associations have been validated by multiple groups. Methods and results We performed a case–control study to further investigate the potential impact of 14 previously reported candidate genes on the risk of HF and specific HF sub‐types. We also performed an exploratory...