Background Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP), a principal intracellular transporter of long-chain fatty acids ...
Background Chronic activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis due to long-term stress, reflected by elevated hair ...
Carbon emissions and environmental pollutants are responsible for deaths, property damage and reduction in population health ...
Objective Tub bathing is considered to have a preventive effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) by improving haemodynamic function. However, no prospective studies have investigated the long-term ...
Background: Raman spectroscopy has the unique potential to detect and quantify cholesterol and calcification in an atherosclerotic plaque in vivo. Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and ...
Sleep breathing disorders (SBDs)—including obstructive sleep apnoea, central sleep apnoea and sleep-related hypoventilation syndromes—represent a major yet under-recognised contributor to global ...
Correspondence to Dr Jonathan H Kim, Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; jonathan.kim{at}emory.edu As the popularity of scuba diving increases internationally, ...
Objective Cardiac output, a fundamental parameter of cardiovascular function, has consistently been shown to increase across healthy pregnancy; however, the time course and magnitude of adaptation ...
Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr Arthur A M Wilde Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center ...
Objective: To establish a classification of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that includes both leaflet morphology and aortic shape. Setting: Two academic medical centres of the University of Washington, ...
Aims: To compare the efficacy and safety of an escalating energy protocol with a non-escalating energy protocol using an impedance compensated biphasic defibrillator for direct current cardioversion ...
Correspondence to Dr Kara J Denby, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, 1215 21st Avenue South Medical Center East, 7th Floor, North Tower, Suite 2 ...