Antibodies to oxidized LDL (oxLDL) may be associated with improved outcomes in
cardiovascular disease. However, analysis is restricted by heterogenous study design and …

Background Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds (BVS) were introduced to overcome some of
the limitations of drug-eluting stent (DES) for PCI. Data regarding the clinical outcomes of the …

When two putatively cryptic species meet in nature, hybrid zone analysis can be used to
estimate the extent of gene flow between them. Two recently recognized cryptic species of …

Objectives Details of the biological variability of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP),
N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and ST2 are currently …

Abstract Background Certain immunoglobulins (Ig) are proposed to have protective
functions in atherosclerosis. Objectives We tested whether serum levels of IgG and IgM …

Objective This article investigates whether longitudinally measured fibrinolysis factors are
associated with cardiac events in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods A …

Aims In a large proportion of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients,
echocardiographic estimation of left atrial pressure (LAP) is not possible when the ratio of …

Cardiovascular inflammation and vascular endothelial dysfunction are involved in chronic
heart failure (CHF), and cellular adhesion molecules are considered to play a key role in …

Aim To investigate whether blood biomarkers measured routinely at hospital admission in
myocardial infarction (MI) patients can improve the admission GRACE score for the …

Objective Microcirculatory visualization has already been used to investigate buccal and
cutaneous microcirculatory alterations in neonates. Still, the reproducibility of these …