One major difference between re-entrant and non– re-entrant ventricular tachycardia (VT) is that the electrophysiological substrate for re-entry is acquired during postnatal development and is due to ...

BACKGROUND: Evidence from clinical trials of early pulsed field ablation (PFA) systems in treating atrial fibrillation has demonstrated their promising potential to reduce complications associated ...

Cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide in the past 3 decades. Multiple cell lineages undergo dynamic alternations in gene expression, cell state ...

Heart failure is characterized by metabolic disturbances that contribute to cardiac insufficiency. 1 As the heart’s ability to oxidize its primary fuels—carbohydrates and fatty acids—diminishes, it ...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes, although uncommon, is a tragic event, shocking the family, the sports medical team, and the local community. SCD in young athletes is widely publicized by ...

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using bone-avid tracers such as technetium-99m-labeled pyrophosphate (PYP), 99mTc-3,3-diphosphono-1,2-pyrophosphate (DPD), or 99mTc-hydroxymethylene ...

Because of structural and cellular differences (ie, degrees of matrix abundance and cross-linking, mural cell density, and adventitia), large and medium-sized vessels, in comparison to capillaries, ...

This interdisciplinary review explores the intricate nexus between HIV infection, nutrition, adrenal gland function, and cardiovascular health, highlighting a critical aspect of HIV management often ...

Objective—Fstl1 (Follistatin-like 1) is a secreted protein that is expressed in the atrioventricular valves throughout embryonic development, postnatal maturation, and adulthood. In this study, we ...

Overweight children and adolescents may experience other health conditions associated with increased weight, which include asthma, hepatic steatosis, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Obesity ...

The development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common and has adverse prognostic implications in patients with heart failure due to left heart disease (LHD), and thus far, there are no known ...