Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

To commemorate the auspicious occasion of the 30th anniversary of IPC, leading pioneers
in the field of cardioprotection gathered in Barcelona in May 2016 to review and discuss the …

Cardiovascular disease is a major target for many experimental stem cell-based therapies
and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are widely used in these therapies. Transplantation of …

Mitochondria play an important role in cell death and cardioprotection. During ischemia,
when ATP is progressively depleted, ion pumps cannot function resulting in a rise in calcium …

Heart diseases due to myocardial ischemia, such as myocardial infarction or ischemic heart
failure, are major causes of death in developed countries, and their number is unfortunately …

Background—In animal models, brief periods of ischemia performed just at the time of
reperfusion can reduce infarct size, a phenomenon called postconditioning. In this …

Ischemic injury in the heart induces an inflammatory cascade that both repairs damage and
exacerbates scar tissue formation. Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) are a stem-like …

Aims Remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) and postconditioning (PostC) are both potent
activators of innate protection against ischaemia–reperfusion injury and have demonstrated …

Ischaemic postconditioning (brief periods of ischaemia alternating with brief periods of
reflow applied at the onset of reperfusion following sustained ischaemia) effectively reduces …

Fruit and vegetable flavonoids, including proanthocyanidins, anthocyanidins to an extent
and anthocyanins (anthocyanidins with sugar moieties attached to the hydroxyl groups) are …