Background Diabetes has emerged as a major threat to health worldwide. Scope of Review
The exact mechanisms underlying the disease are unknown; however, there is growing …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association of central (waist
circumference [WC] and waist-hip ratio [WHR]) and total obesity (body mass index [BMI]) …

Nitric oxide (radical dot NO) is synthetized enzymatically from l-arginine (l-Arg) by three NO
synthase isoforms, iNOS, eNOS and nNOS. The synthesis of NO is selectively inhibited by …

Objectives: This study sought to assess the mortality risk of patients with coronary artery
disease (CAD) based on a combination of body mass index (BMI) and measures of central …

Diabetes has emerged as a major threat to worldwide health. The exact mechanisms
underlying the disease are unknown; however, there is growing evidence that the excess …

Anticancer drugs continue to cause significant reductions in left ventricular ejection fraction
resulting in congestive heart failure. The best-known cardiotoxic agents are anthracyclines …

Background The impact of metabolic syndrome after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has
not yet been studied. In a population-based sample of patients with AMI, we sought to …

In the past few years, a growing interest has been given to the possible antioxidant functions
of a natural acid, synthesized in human tissues: alpha-lipoic acid (ALA). Both the oxidized …

Purpose Patients with metabolic syndrome have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease,
although their susceptibility to chemotherapy-induced cardiac disease is not well …

Background—An elevated body mass index (BMI) has been reported to be associated with a
lower rate of death after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, waist circumference …