Exploring the Potential of Molecular Hydrogen in Different Heart Failure Models: A Review.
Daria Kornieieva, Barbora Kalocayova, Jan Slezak, Branislav Kura · International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
This narrative review examined the available molecular-hydrogen literature. This ultimately leads to impaired cardiac contractility and reduced cardiac output, with a 5-year HF-associated mortality rate up to 75%. The reviewed evidence adds support for molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential across the conditions, mechanisms, or outcomes examined.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed this publication as a synthesis of molecular-hydrogen research and summarizes the outcomes emphasized by the authors. The available literature indicates that H₂ may be effective in mitigating different HF pathologies via regulating cardiac oxidative stress and inflammation, cardiomyocyte death, and mitochondrial function/cell metabolism, as well as cardiac remodeling, including hypertrophy and fibrosis.
What the Researchers Studied
The authors reviewed exploring the Potential of Molecular Hydrogen in Different Heart Failure Models: A Review.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
The available literature indicates that H₂ may be effective in mitigating different HF pathologies via regulating cardiac oxidative stress and inflammation, cardiomyocyte death, and mitochondrial function/cell metabolism, as well as cardiac remodeling, including hypertrophy and fibrosis. It has been demonstrated that molecular hydrogen (H₂) exerts cardioprotective effects via its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic action.
Why These Findings Matter
The reviewed evidence adds support for molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential across the conditions, mechanisms, or outcomes examined.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is review or synthesis evidence (narrative review).
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as narrative review with review or synthesis evidence. The study used a narrative review.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the current-study source text available to H2HUBB.
Original Study and H2HUBB Research Context
H2HUBB presents this source-grounded research record as one contribution to the broader molecular-hydrogen evidence base.