Green tea is associated with decreased risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke. Matcha is a special kind of powdered green tea known for its use in the Japanese tea ceremony. Due to its i...
Underlying mechanisms associated with vascular dysfunction in metabolic syndrome (MetS) remain unclear and can even vary from one vascular bed to another.In this study, MetS was induced by a...
Dyslipidemias are common among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to investigate the association between earl...
Osteopontin is implicated in atherosclerosis, and its expression is upregulated in response to brain injury. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the associations between p...
Hyponatremia is a potential risk factor for the development of coronary artery lesions (CALs) identified after acute Kawasaki disease (KD). However, the serum sodium distribution correspondi...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a risk factor for cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to systematically review recent literature on whether coronary artery revascularizations are a...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) promotes neointimal hyperplasia, characterized by dysregulated proliferation and accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), leading to occlusive disorders, ...
Intracranial atherosclerosis is a common cause of stroke with a high recurrence rate. Haemodynamically significant lesions are associated with a particularly high risk of recurrence. Computa...
The effect of epigenetics in coronary artery disease and Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is presently developing as a significant vital participant at various levels from pathophysiology ...
The predictors of stent treatment failure and their importance 10 years after treatment with drug-eluting stents (DESs) have not been reported in detail.Data were retrieved from the SORT-OUT...
Atherosclerosis constitutes the pathological basis of life-threatening events, including heart attack and stroke. Midkine is a heparin-binding growth factor and forms a small protein family ...
Nowadays cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the major causes for the reduction of the quality of life. The endocannabinoid system is an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of car...
Apoptosis antigen 1/FAS receptor (APO1/Fas) signaling in endothelial cells plays a significant role in angiogenesis while increased mean platelet volume (MPV) is an important marker for plat...
Recent data suggests that fractional flow reserve (FFR) may underestimate intermediate coronary stenosis in the presence of severe aortic stenosis (AS), whereas instantaneous wave-free ratio...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States (US) and a major contributor to healthcare cost. Accurate segmentation of coronary arteries and detection of ...
The physiological activity of the heart is controlled and modulated mostly by the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is therefore used to ...
Psoriasis is associated with a higher risk of liver diseases. We investigated the impact of hepatic steatosis (European cohort) and hepatic inflammation (United States cohort) on subclinical...
Conflicting guidelines regarding universal pediatric cholesterol screening were released between 2011 and 2019, but the impact on screening rates remains understudied. The purpose of this st...
To estimate the effect of obesity on type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk and evaluate to what extent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) mediates this association.Data came from 4,522 adults a...
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) directly overlies the myocardium with changes in its morphology and volume associated with myriad cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, EAT's immune...
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