Regression of cardiac hypertrophy in health and disease: mechanisms and therapeutic potential

TG Martin, MA Juarros, LA Leinwand - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Left ventricular hypertrophy is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Although reverse ventricular remodelling was long thought to be irreversible, evidence from …

[HTML][HTML] CMR Mapping: The 4th-Era Revolution in Cardiac Imaging

N Carrabba, MA Amico, AI Guaricci, MC Carella… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has witnessed substantial progress with the
advent of parametric mapping techniques, most notably T1 and T2 mapping. These …

Empagliflozin reduces myocardial extracellular volume in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

T Mason, OR Coelho-Filho, S Verma… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to evaluate the effects of empagliflozin on extracellular volume
(ECV) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary artery disease …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac effects of detraining in athletes: a narrative review

BJ Petek, EY Groezinger, CR Pedlar… - Annals of physical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Routine physical activity stimulates numerous morphologic and functional
adaptations of the cardiac system, which are commonly referred to as exercise-induced …

Effects of detraining on left ventricular mass in endurance-trained individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RJ Massarotto, AJ Campbell, E Kreiter… - European Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Detraining refers to a loss of training adaptations resulting from reductions in training
stimulus due to illness, injury, or active recovery breaks in a training cycle and is associated …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of non-ischaemic fibrosis in male veteran endurance athletes, mechanisms and association with premature ventricular beats

M Farooq, LAE Brown, A Fitzpatrick, DA Broadbent… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Left ventricular fibrosis can be identified by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in some veteran athletes. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and sport cardiology: a growing role in clinical dilemmas

V Maestrini, C Torlasco, R Hughes, JC Moon - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2020 - Springer
Exercise training induces morphological and functional cardiovascular adaptation known as
the “athlete's heart” with changes including dilatation, hypertrophy, and increased stroke …

Coronary microvascular function and visceral adiposity in patients with normal body weight and type 2 diabetes

A Chowdhary, S Thirunavukarasu, N Jex, L Coles… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study sought to assess whether diabetes affects coronary microvascular
function in individuals with normal body weight. Methods Seventy‐five participants (30 …

[HTML][HTML] Flat Magnetic Stimulation for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A 3-Month Follow-Up Study

M Barba, A Cola, G Rezzan, C Costa, T Melocchi… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: flat magnetic stimulation is based on a stimulation produced by
electromagnetic fields with a homogenous profile. Patients with stress urinary incontinence …

Preeclampsia's Cardiovascular Aftermath: A Comprehensive Review of Consequences for Mother and Offspring

K Kilkenny, W Frishman - Cardiology in Review, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Preeclampsia (PE), a multisystem hypertensive disorder affecting 2–8% of pregnancies, has
emerged as a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in affected mothers and in …