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 ...

Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction commonly known as heart attack is one of the major causes of cardiac death worldwide. It occurs when the blood supply to the portion of the ...

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 ...