Symptoms are not specific; patients may present with chest pain, fatigue, dyspnea, or arrhythmia. ECG findings may include AV block, ventricular or supraventricular arrhythmia, and ST changes, ...
The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventricular dilation and depressed myocardial performance in the absence of ...
The activation and polarization of T cells play a crucial role in atherosclerosis and dictate athero-inflammation. The epigenetic enzyme EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2) mediates the H3K27me3 ...
With the advancements of molecular genetics and the identification of mutations in the genes encoding the cardiac ryanodine receptor and cardiac calsequestrin 2 in patients with CPVT, the central role ...
Recently, S100A8/A9 were found to be of significance in cardiovascular disease in both humans and mice. In this review, we discuss S100A8/A9 as mediators of biological effects in the cardiovascular ...
Figure. Depiction of manual blood pressure (BP) measurement (with auscultation of Korotkoff sounds) in contrast to automated oscillometric measurement (which derives a mathematical curve called an ...
Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) is a disease characterized by marked hypertrophy of the left ventricle, involving in particular the interventricular septum and the left ventricular ...