The cardiomyopathies are heart muscle diseases of pri-mary or secondary origin. Primary
cardiomyopathies are often of unknown cause, hence their treatment is limited to general …

β-Thalassemia is an inherited hemoglobin disorder resulting in chronic hemolytic anemia
that typically requires life-long transfusion therapy. Although traditionally prevalent in the …

Ischemic postconditioning, a simple mechanical maneuver at the onset of reperfusion,
reduces infarct size after ischemia/reperfusion. After its first description in 2003 by Zhao et al …

Stable angina pectoris is a common and sometimes disabling disorder. The development of
new tools for the diagnostic and prognostic assessments of patients, along with the …

In human disease and experimental animal models, depressed Ca 2+ handling in failing
cardiomyocytes is widely attributed to impaired sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) function. In …

Previous studies have demonstrated inflammation to be a risk factor in patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF). In this prospective study of 90 patients with persistent and permanent AF and …

Aims Previous studies have shown an abnormal expression of cellular adhesion molecules
and cytokines in chronic heart failure, which may be related to endothelial dysfunction …

Background—Interleukin-1 increases nitrooxidative stress. We investigated the effects of a
human recombinant interleukin-1a receptor antagonist (anakinra) on nitrooxidative stress …

Introduction: Catheter ablation is potentially curative treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF).
However, complications are more frequent and more severe compared with other ablation …

Objectives: This study sought to investigate gender-related differences in patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF) in Europe. Background: Gender-related differences may play a significant …