Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is closely associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, but the mechanisms are not ...

Age and hypertension are associated with increased risks for cranial ischemic complications in GCA, while anticoagulant therapy may offer protective benefits.

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Insulin resistance (IR) increases the risk of several macrovascular complications, including stroke and myocardial infarction, and can cause hypertension. When hypertension and IR are concomitant ...

and consideration of epistasis and gene-environment interaction are necessary to make a true determination of whether AGTR1 polymorphisms have a role in the pathogenesis of hypertension.

In the subpopulation with combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension (“CpcPH”) who have an ... which most strongly matches the more severe pathophysiology of patients with CpcPH. “We are ...

This article reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors ... clinical pictures suggestive of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, which was confirmed in 26 subjects by evaluation ...

A recent study published in the Clinical Research in Cardiology journal linked impaired high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ...

Obesity significantly impacts cardiovascular health, increasing risks such as left ventricular hypertrophy, atherosclerosis, ...

Glaucoma is a complex and multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons, leading to irreversible visual ...

Vitamin A metabolism, adipose tissue as an actively secreting endocrine tissue and cerebral venous abnormalities are areas of active study regarding the pathophysiology of idiopathic intracranial ...