Category: Cardiovascular diseases
The cellular and molecular cardiac tissue responses in human inflammatory cardiomyopathies after SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination
Myocarditis, characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration, can have multiple etiologies, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…
Sensing ceramides by CYSLTR2 and P2RY6 to aggravate atherosclerosis
Recent evidence shows elevated circulating long-chain ceramide levels predict atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) independently of chole…
Periodontitis impacts on thrombotic diseases: from clinical aspect to future therapeutic approaches
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease initiated by biofilm microorganisms and mediated by host immune imbalance. Uncontrolled periodontal…
Associations between phenotypes of childhood and adolescent obesity and incident hypertension in young adulthood
We investigated whether empirically derived childhood obesity phenotypes were differentially associated with risk of hypertension in young adulthoo…
Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery in severe obesity: the added value of waist circumference
Obesity is an independent risk factor for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. POAF in pa…
Association between early age body mass index and the risk of adulthood cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Several studies have attempted to demonstrate the associations between body mass index (BMI) in early age and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Howev…
Cachectic biomarkers as confounders behind the obesity paradox in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Obesity is a risk factor for heart failure (HF) development but is associated with a lower incidence of mortality in HF patients. This obesity para…