BACKGROUND: Previous research suggests that exposures to air pollution and nonoptimal temperatures are associated with a ...

COVID-19 is characterized by dysregulated thrombosis and coagulation that can increase mortality in patients. Platelets are fast responders to pathogen presence, alerting the surrounding immune cells ...

Hospitalization for heart failure (HF) is associated with increased risk of death among patients with chronic HF. The degree to which hospitalization for HF is a distinct biologic entity with ...

Values are mean±SD unless otherwise indicated. Component definitions are shown in Table S1. BMI indicates body mass index; BP, blood pressure; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; PA, ...

The effects of treatments for heart failure (HF) may vary among patients according to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). In FINEARTS-HF (Finerenone Trial to Investigate Efficacy and Safety ...

Not many decades ago, it was the rare patient with a functionally univentricular heart who survived to adulthood. 1 While this grim prognosis has gradually improved over the years, the diagnosis of ...

This is the first causal mediation study to date that empirically assessed pathways from long‐term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter to nonaccidental deaths through the incidence of diabetes ...

A 46-year-old woman with type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM1) presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and palpitations.

BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is substantially influenced by genetic factors. Sarcomere function is intricately associated with other organelles, particularly the reciprocal regulation ...

Observational studies identified elevated blood pressure (BP) as a strong risk factor for thoracic aortic dilation, and BP reduction is the primary medical intervention recommended to prevent ...

A relevant proportion of patients with suspected coronary artery disease undergo invasive coronary angiography showing normal or nonobstructive coronary arteries. However, the prevalence of coronary ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, who have a notable increase in the risk for this disease after menopause and typically develop coronary heart disease several years ...