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Myocardial infarction (MI) remains the most common cause of death worldwide. Many MI survivors will suffer from recurrent heart failure (HF), which has been recognized as a determinant of adverse ...
Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans found that people exposed to more air pollution showed early signs of ...
Women with a history of preeclampsia have a nearly 2-fold increased risk of myocardial infarction later in life. The women with (n=82,980) and without (n=1,883,116) a history of preeclampsia had mean ...
Nanoparticles that undergo a localized morphology change to target areas of inflammation have been previously developed but are limited by their lack of biodegradability. In this paper, we describe a ...
While this scar is essential for holding the heart together, it cannot contract like healthy heart muscle. Over time, this non-contractile scar tissue can reduce how well the heart pumps blood.
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease is a chronic and multifactorial disease with acute manifestations. Little is known about the concomitant impact of hypercholesterolemia and hypertension on the ...