Our aim was to determine whether a standardized Transitional Stroke Clinic (TSC) led by nurse practitioners could reduce 30-day and 90-day readmissions for stroke or transient ischemic attack patients ...

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Introduction: Urocortin-2 (UCN-2) is a peptide belonging to the corticotropin-releasing factor family that has cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and anti-inflammatory actions and improves cardiac ...

Coronary artery disease causes acute myocardial infarction, making it one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. An acute coronary artery occlusion can result in the death of a ...

Little DT, Howard CM, Pendergraft E, Brittian KR, Audam TN, Lukudu EW, Smith J, Nguyen D, Nishida Y, Yamaguchi Y, et al. Activated cardiac fibroblasts are a primary source of high-molecular-weight ...

Circulation: Population Health and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association, invites applications for an Associate Editor to join the journal’s new editorial team led by incoming ...

In the article by Cheng et al, “Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association,” which published ahead of print on April 18, 2024, and ...

BACKGROUND: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its severe form, chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), significantly impair blood flow to the lower extremities, affecting millions of adults ...

The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...

BACKGROUND: Aortic valve calcification increases leaflet stiffness and contributes to the development of calcific aortic valve disease. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying calcification ...

The technic employed in catheterization of the left heart in man is described. A catheter is introduced into the left ulnar artery and passed through the brachial, axillary and subclavian arteries ...

Background: The high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-IIV) has demonstrated superior protection against a range of hospitalization endpoints versus standard-dose inactivated influenza vaccine ...