Hypertension frequently accompanies chronic kidney disease (CKD) as etiology and sequela. We examined contemporary trends in hypertension treatment and control in a national sample of adults with CKD.

Although atherosclerotic models, especially in the rabbit, have existed for a long time, a comparative study of various drug-eluting stent (DES) implantations in atherosclerotic arteries have not been ...

The 2018 American Heart Association scientific statement on Chagas cardiomyopathy recommends performing risk stratification in all patients with chronic Chagas disease. 6 However, the use of the Rassi ...

Ischemia in the placenta is considered the base of the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, a pregnancy-specific syndrome in which soluble endoglin (sEng) is a prognostic marker and plays a pathogenic role.

Chronic electronic cigarette (EC) users exhibit a higher susceptibility of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) to undergo oxidation as compared with nonuser controls. However, there is a paucity of data ...

Neutrophils play a key role in the immune response but can undesirably exacerbate inflammation. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are antiinflammatory particles, exerting beneficial cardiovascular ...

All experiments were performed in accordance with the European Community guidelines (Directive 2010/63/EU) and the French National guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals. All animal ...

T cells are central to the immune responses contributing to hypertension. LGMN (legumain) is highly expressed in T cells; however, its role in the pathogenesis of hypertension remains unclear. LGMN ...

Background— Epidemiological data strongly indicate that diabetes increases the incidence of heart failure. Although the benefit of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) treatment during and ...

Conclusions— Human CD34 + cell transplantation may have significant and dose-dependent potential for vasculogenesis and cardiomyogenesis with functional recovery from MI. The present results of human ...

NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) has been implicated in cardiac remodeling, but its precise role in cardiac injury remains controversial. Furthermore, little is known about the downstream effector signaling ...

Endoplasmic reticulum stress has become an important mechanism in hypertension. We examined the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in mediating the increased saline-intake and hypertensive effects ...