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In this study, we examined the energetic and epigenetic distinctions between dilated and non-dilated human myocardium-derived mesenchymal stem\/stromal cells (hmMSCs) and assessed the effects of class I and II HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) on these cells and their cardiomyogenic differentiation. Cells were isolated from myocardium biopsies using explant outgrowth methods. Mitochondrial and histone deacetylase activities, ATP levels, cardiac transcription factors, and structural proteins were assessed using flow cytometry, PCR, chemiluminescence, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. The data suggest that the tested HDAC inhibitors improved acetylation and enhanced the energetic status of both types of cells, with significant effects observed in dilated myocardium-derived hmMSCs. Additionally, the HDAC inhibitors activated the cardiac transcription factors Nkx2-5, HOPX, GATA4, and Mef2C, and upregulated structural proteins such as cardiac troponin T and alpha cardiac actin at both the protein and gene levels. In conclusion, our findings suggest that HDACi may serve as potential modulators of the energetic status and cardiomyogenic differentiation of human heart hmMSCs. 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