Although echocardiography remains the standard diagnostic tool for identifying pericardial
diseases, procedures with better delineation of morphology and heart function are often …

The therapeutic options for interfering with the electrical instability of a pathologically
remodeled or ischaemic heart remain limited. Of increasing importance become …

The causes of reduced levels of omega-3 and omega-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids
(“HUFA deficiency”) in heart failure remain unresolved. HUFA profiles were examined in the …

Background Cardiac dilatation is associated with impaired pump function, progression of
heart failure and electrical instability. Risk of sudden death is associated with a low blood …

In view of the high incidence of heart failure and sudden cardiac death, efforts in the
development of compounds which target-specific mechanisms such as a reduced …

In the majority of patients with heart failure, the left ventricle is overloaded and cardiac
hypertrophy occurs, which is associated with a dysregulated gene expression. A hallmark of …

Objectives: To explore the rationale for ω-3 fatty acids in heart failure treatment, the dosage
of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) for replacing low levels of …

The cover of The Lancet Oct 4 issue confidently declares that “Supplementation with N-3
polyunsaturated fatty acids should join the short list of evidence-based life-prolonging …

The trial of Bianconi et al. 1 using high-dose treatment with n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids
(HUFAs) ethyl esters failed to demonstrate a difference from placebo in recurrence of atrial …

Remigio dei Girolami was a late thirteenth-century Dominican theologian who taught,
preached, and wrote at the convent of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Sickened by the …