Jan 30, 2020

Clinic-ambulatory blood pressure (BP) difference is influenced by patients- and device-related factors and inadequate clinic-BP measurement. We investigated whether nonadherence to antihypertensive me...

Jan 30, 2020

The regulatory network of aquaporin (AQP) 1 and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (ALDO) system are not quite clear in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Thus, we explored the role of AQP1, ALDO and s...

Jan 30, 2020

To evaluate the risk of having a stroke and the risk of bleeding in institutionalized patients with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with increased mo...

Jan 30, 2020

Accelerated atherosclerosis remains the major cause of late death (after 5 years) in SLE. Yet, the 'traditional' cardiovascular risk equations (such as Framingham) consistently underestimate the risk....

Jan 30, 2020

Cardiac cachexia is common in people and dogs with congestive heart failure (CHF). However, the prevalence and effects of cardiac cachexia in cats are unknown.To determine the prevalence of cachexia a...

Jan 30, 2020

The association between nutritional status (NS) and physical performance and disability in older adults with chronic heart failure (CHF) is not well established. We aimed at evaluating whether NS, est...

Jan 30, 2020

Patients with the dual burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and chronic congestive heart failure (HF) experience unacceptably high rates of symptom load, hospitalization, and mortality. Currently, c...

Jan 30, 2020

There is conflicting evidence about whether mortality after myocardial infarction is higher among women than among men. This study aimed to compare sex differences in post myocardial infarction mortal...

Jan 30, 2020

Herein, we describe the covalent attachment of resveratrol, a naturally occurring antioxidant, to the surface of stainless-steel as a model for designing a novel bare-metal stent to treat coronary art...

Jan 30, 2020

Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of protein tyrosine (Tyr) residues can serve as a molecular fingerprint of exposure to distinct oxidative pathways and are observed in abnormally high abundance...

Jan 30, 2020

Sjögren's syndrome is a rheumatic autoimmune disease that primarily affects middle-aged women and runs a slowly progressing course with sicca symptoms being the prevalent manifestation. Premature ath...

Jan 30, 2020

Alteration of gut microbiome composition has been linked to cardiovascular diseases. To identify specific bacterial communities associated with coronary artery diseases (CAD), we conducted a case-cont...

Jan 30, 2020

Marijuana is the most popular drug of abuse in the United States. The association between its use and coronary artery disease has not yet been fully elucidated. This study aims to determine the freque...

Jan 30, 2020

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer represent the two main causes of death in industrialised countries. Both share common risk factors (diabetes, obesity, hypertension, diet, smoking, etc.). The a...

Jan 30, 2020

Ranolazine is a well-known antianginal drug, that was first licensed for use in the United States in 2006. It was objectively shown to improve exercise capacity and to lengthen the time to symptom ons...

Jan 30, 2020

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity in symptomatic patients with reduced left ventricular systolic function ...

Jan 30, 2020

The proportion of women undergoing induction of labour (IOL) has risen in recent decades, with significant variation within countries and between hospitals. The aim of this study was to review researc...

Jan 30, 2020

There are scant data on long-term clinical outcomes and bioprosthetic-valve function after transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) as compared with surgical aortic-valve replacement in patients ...

Jan 30, 2020

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during hospitalization. It is unclear if this association persists after discharge. We aimed to assess t...

Jan 30, 2020

The statistical association between a short-term rise in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and the short-term outcome of acute ischemic stroke remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate th...