Abstract Purpose of Review With the intention to summarize the currently available evidence
on the pathophysiological relevance of inflammation in heart failure, this review addresses …

Overlapping pandemics of lifestyle-related diseases pose a substantial threat to
cardiovascular health. Apart from coronary artery disease, metabolic disturbances linked to …

The nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) is currently the most widely
studied inflammasome and has become a hot topic of recent research. As a macromolecular …

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with the induction of a sterile inflammatory
response that leads to further injury. The NACHT, leucine-rich repeat, and pyrin domain …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heterogeneous group of myocardial diseases clinically
defined by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and contractile dysfunction. Among …

Pyroptosis is a kind of programmed cell death closely related to inflammation. The pathways
that mediate pyroptosis can be divided into the Caspase-1-dependent canonical pathway …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the common acute abdominal inflammatory diseases in
clinic with acute onset and rapid progress. About 20% of the patients will eventually develop …

The C-reactive protein (CRP) levels obtained at hospital admission are associated with the
prognosis of several cardiovascular diseases, including acute coronary syndrome. Although …

Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries, and
it is the primary cause of mortality in the elderly worldwide. The processes of inflammatory …

Aims Systemic inflammation may be central in the pathophysiology of acute heart failure
(AHF). We aimed to assess the possible role of systemic inflammation in the …