Background— The relationship of circulating levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, particularly with consideration of effects at intermediate ...

Rationale:The function of Nox4, a source of vascular H2O2, is unknown. Other Nox proteins were identified as mediators of endothelial dysfunction. Objective:We determined the function of Nox4 in ...

BACKGROUND: Viral cardiac infection represents a significant clinical challenge encompassing several etiological agents, disease stages, complex presentation, and a resulting lack of mechanistic ...

In addition to original investigations, ongoing reviews from leaders in the field will provide perspective and accessible summaries. The “Advances in Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology” series will ...

BACKGROUND: Although heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has become the predominant heart failure subtype, it remains clinically under-recognized. HFpEF diagnosis is particularly ...

A 26-year–old man without any known heart disease reports of intermittent palpitations that last for several minutes and he thinks terminate with coughing. He has been seen several times in an ...

Background— The advancing age and generally increasing risk profile of patients receiving isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is expected to raise incidence of new-onset postoperative ...

Background Clonidine has an antihypertensive effect by its action in the brain and, because we observed that the tonic production of nitric oxide (NO) in the brain is required to maintain blood ...

Valvular repair or replacement is a common final management option in both primary and secondary MR, resulting in ≈50 000 annual mitral valve operations in the United States; however, defining the ...

Purpose— Our goal is to provide an overview of the current evidence about components of the evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audience is physicians and other ...

Objective—Vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation has an indispensable role in the pathogenesis of vascular disease, but the mechanism is not fully elucidated. The epigenetic enzyme histone ...

Cardiometabolic disease comprises cardiovascular and metabolic dysfunction and underlies the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both within the United States and worldwide. Commensal ...