Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization
concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart …

Heart failure is a complex syndrome responsible for high rates of death and hospitalization.
Ischemic heart disease is one of the most frequent causes of heart failure and it is normally …

VSMC s in resistance arteries and arterioles express a diverse array of KV channels with
members of the KV 1, KV 2 and KV 7 families being particularly important. Members of the …

Adenosine is an ubiquitous extracellular signaling molecule and plays a fundamental role in
the regulation of coronary microcirculation through activation of adenosine receptors (ARs) …

Objective: Dysfunction of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) leads to impaired endothelial
repair capacity in patients with hypertension, but the mechanisms remain incompletely …

Voltage‐gated potassium (KV) channels are key regulators of vascular smooth muscle
contractility and vascular tone, and thus have major influence on the microcirculation. KV …

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are not only the major contributors to Ca2+
signaling but also the targets of Ca2+ signaling. Ca2+ regulation of TRP channels involves 3 …

104 Circulation Research July 7, 2017 environments by applying a stress-theoretical model,
with 2 stressors, job strain and effort–reward imbalance. Job strain considers threat to …

Abstract Large-conductance Ca2+-activated potassium (BKCa) channels are key
determinants of vascular smooth muscle excitability. Impaired BKCa channel function …

Adequate oxygen delivery to the heart during stress is essential for sustaining cardiac
function. Acute increases in myocardial oxygen demand evoke coronary vasodilation and …