The effects of socioeconomic status on stroke risk and outcomes

IJ Marshall, Y Wang, S Crichton, C McKevitt… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
The latest evidence on socioeconomic status and stroke shows that stroke not only
disproportionately affects low-income and middle-income countries, but also …

Metabolic syndrome and menopause: pathophysiology, clinical and diagnostic significance

A Stefanska, K Bergmann, G Sypniewska - Advances in clinical chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Menopause is a risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, including metabolic syndrome
(MetS), type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. MetS is a constellation of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of lifestyle intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis

L Chen, JH Pei, J Kuang, HM Chen, Z Chen, ZW Li… - Metabolism, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The effect of lifestyle intervention on clinical risk factors in patients with type 2
diabetes is unclear. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of …

High-intensity interval training vs. moderate-intensity continuous exercise training in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a pilot study

SS Angadi, F Mookadam, CD Lee… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality. Exercise training is an established adjuvant therapy in heart failure; however, the …

Left ventricular T-cell recruitment contributes to the pathogenesis of heart failure

T Nevers, AM Salvador, A Grodecki-Pena… - Circulation: Heart …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Despite the emerging association between heart failure (HF) and
inflammation, the role of T cells, major players in chronic inflammation, has only recently …

Perivascular microglia promote blood vessel disintegration in the ischemic penumbra

V Jolivel, F Bicker, F Binamé, R Ploen, S Keller… - Acta …, 2015 - Springer
The contribution of microglia to ischemic cortical stroke is of particular therapeutic interest
because of the impact on the survival of brain tissue in the ischemic penumbra, a region that …

So! What's aging? Is cardiovascular aging a disease?

EG Lakatta - Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract “Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.” So, what is
aging? Aging is a manifestation of progressive, time-dependent failure of molecular …

Contribution of major lifestyle risk factors for incident heart failure in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study

LC Del Gobbo, S Kalantarian, F Imamura, R Lemaitre… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine the relative contribution of major lifestyle
factors on the development of heart failure (HF) in older adults. Background: HF incurs high …

Assessment and rehabilitation of neglect using virtual reality: a systematic review

E Pedroli, S Serino, P Cipresso… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
After experiencing a stroke in the right hemisphere, almost 50% of patients showed
Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN). In recent decades, Virtual Reality (VR) has been used as …

Amphiphilic macromolecule self-assembled monolayers suppress smooth muscle cell proliferation

JW Chan, Y Zhang, KE Uhrich - Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
A significant limitation of cardiovascular stents is restenosis, where excessive smooth
muscle cell (SMC) proliferation following stent implantation causes blood vessel …