Urocortin-induced cardiomyocyte ...
Urocortin-1 (UCN), a member of the corticotropin- releasing factor, is a cardioprotective peptide, and is also involved in cardiac hypertrophy. The ...
Effects of stent implantation f ...
Stent implantation is an effective alternative to surgery and balloon angioplasty for the treatment of stenotic vascular lesions. However, there is ...
Long-term results of the maze p ...
Although the maze procedure is often performed as a surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) combined with mitral valve surgery, the long-ter ...
In patients with idiopathic ven ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 and pro-inflammatory cytokines and their relationship to endoth ...
Ox-LDL can enhance the interact ...
The importance of the interaction between natural killer (NK) cells and dendritic cells (DCs) in the expansion of antiviral and antitumor immune res ...
Cilostazol reduces the progress ...
Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, is known to have anti-proliferative activity. We investigated the effects of cilostazol 200 mg, in ad ...
Effect of chronic kidney diseas ...
We investigated the effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on platelet function in patients receiving dual-antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting s ...
Applying the National Institute ...
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend the use of bare-metal stents (BMS) in non-complex lesions with a low risk ...
Atypical giant cell arteritis p ...
Giant cell arteritis involving intramural coronary artery branches is rare, and its clinical features remain poorly understood. We report a 56-year- ...
Off-pump surgery for the poor v ...
Severely decreased ejection-fraction is an established risk-factor for worse outcome after cardiac surgery. We compare outcomes of off-pump coronary ...
Negatively charged low-density ...
Negatively charged low-density lipoprotein (LDL), generated via multiple processes such as oxidation, acetylation, or glycosylation, plays a key rol ...
Aortic arch calcification evalu ...
Vascular calcification is associated with cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Some reports have previously shown that simple asses ...
Complex anatomy surrounding the ...
Few studies have explored the topographic anatomy of the esophagus, posterior wall of the left atrium (LA), or fat pads using multidetector computed ...
Prognostic significance of bloo ...
High systolic blood pressure (SBP) has been linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes. However, emerging data suggest that in patients with heart fail ...
Beneficial vasoactive endotheli ...
Statins are believed to exert beneficial effects against cardiovascular disease beyond correction of dyslipidemia. There are however still very spar ...
Aminobenzoic acid hydrazide, a ...
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with vascular inflammation, including activation and adherence of neutrophils to vascular endothelia ...
Serum levels of angiopoietin-1 ...
The molecular basis and pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH) are rapidly evolving areas. Recently discovered angiopoietins (Ang) constitut ...
Adenosine-induced atrial tachyc ...
A 47-year-old male with both atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation underwent catheter ablation. During the procedure, rapid administration of a ...
Aortic dissection is associated ...
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease with high in-hospital mortality. However, the risk factors of aortic dissection have ...
Soluble CD40 ligand levels in a ...
CD40 ligand is a thromboinflammatory molecule that predicts cardiovascular events. Platelets constitute the major source of soluble CD40 ligands (sC ...
Effects of age on hemodynamic c ...
Some older patients develop symptoms of clinical heart failure after closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). The present study tested the hypothes ...
Natural and unnatural history o ...
Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in countries with sound medical care systems is seldom delayed until adolescence. This study investigat ...
Endovascular treatment combined ...
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by compression of peripheral nerves and vascular structures along their course through the upper thoracic a ...
Higher body mass index at the t ...
Obesity is an important public health problem, especially among patients with cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about the impact of o ...
Intravascular ultrasound appear ...
In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with deterioration of coronary flow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a scattered necrotic ...