Background: Patients with a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke have an increased risk of subsequent stroke that persists for at least 10 years. We aimed to identify prognostic factors ...
BACKGROUND: For reasons not fully understood, Black adults experience more socioeconomic disadvantages (SED) than their White counterparts, as well as earlier onset and greater mortality from heart ...
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Introduction: Urocortin-2 (UCN-2) is a peptide belonging to the corticotropin-releasing factor family that has cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and anti-inflammatory actions and improves cardiac ...
Coronary artery disease causes acute myocardial infarction, making it one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. An acute coronary artery occlusion can result in the death of a ...
Little DT, Howard CM, Pendergraft E, Brittian KR, Audam TN, Lukudu EW, Smith J, Nguyen D, Nishida Y, Yamaguchi Y, et al. Activated cardiac fibroblasts are a primary source of high-molecular-weight ...
In the article by Rao et al, “2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College ...
Circulation: Population Health and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association, invites applications for an Associate Editor to join the journal’s new editorial team led by incoming ...
In the article by Cheng et al, “Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association,” which published ahead of print on April 18, 2024, and ...
BACKGROUND: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its severe form, chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), significantly impair blood flow to the lower extremities, affecting millions of adults ...
The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...
BACKGROUND: Aortic valve calcification increases leaflet stiffness and contributes to the development of calcific aortic valve disease. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying calcification ...