Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is characterized by elevated levels of LDL-C (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) since birth. However, the association between FH and cerebrovascular diseases, ...

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (MR) is emerging as a multipurpose imaging modality for the assessment of cardiovascular disease in general and ischemic heart disease in particular. Currently, the ...

The goals of emergency cardiovascular care are to preserve life, restore health, relieve suffering, limit disability, and reverse clinical death. CPR decisions are often made in seconds by rescuers ...

While interindividual variations in concentration and function of coagulation cascade proteins are established risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), their associations with arterial ischemic ...

Recent randomized trials demonstrated the beneficial effect of endovascular therapy in patients with low Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score. Despite large follow-up infarct volumes, a significantly ...

This meta‐analysis was designed to assess whether center experience affects the short‐ and long‐term results and the relative benefits of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting (BITA) for ...

Statin therapy is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease risk reduction for people with diabetes mellitus. Past reports have shown race‐sex differences in statin use in general populations, but ...

Dr Forrester’s prediction that resolution of restenosis would require the translational merging of molecular mechanisms of proliferation with local scaffolding and drug-delivery devices appears to ...

Cardiac fibrosis, a hallmark of heart failure and various cardiomyopathies, represents a complex pathological process that has long challenged therapeutic intervention. High-throughput omics ...

Background— The nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is the primary integrative center for baroreflex. Adenosine has been shown to play an important modulatory role in blood pressure control in the NTS.

For the time being, tafamidis is the only approved treatment for wild‐type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. However, benefits on all‐cause death only emerge after ≈18 months. The current available ...

Robot-assisted arm training is generally delivered in the robot-like manner of planar or mechanical 3-dimensional movements. It remains unclear whether integrating upper extremity (UE) natural ...