Myocardial infarction is a prevalent major cardiovascular event that arises from myocardial
ischemia with or without reperfusion, and basic and translational research is needed to …

The problem of inadequate statistical reporting is long standing and widespread in the
biomedical literature, including in cardiovascular physiology. Although guidelines for …

Voltage dependent anion channel 2 (VDAC2) is an outer mitochondrial membrane porin
known to play a significant role in apoptosis and calcium signaling. Abnormalities in calcium …

Standard heart failure (HF) therapies have failed to improve cardiac function or survival in
HF patients with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction suggesting a divergence in the molecular …

Introduction Following long‐duration ventricular fibrillation (LDVF), reinitiation of ventricular
fibrillation (VF) poses a major challenge during resuscitation. Ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2) …

Aim The purpose of the study was to investigate what effects the sigma-1 receptor (S1R)
could exert on the cardiac myocyte ion channels in a rodent model of depression and to …

Abstract Aims Upregulation of Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII)
contributes to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, including hypertension …

The “stress” kinases cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and calcium/calmodulin-
dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), phosphorylate the Na+ channel Nav1. 5 subunit to …

Ventricular arrhythmia (VA) is a highly fatal arrhythmia that involves multiple ion channels. Of
all sudden cardiac death events,~ 85% result from VAs, including ventricular tachycardia …

We have read the study by Takanari et al. 1 published in Cardiovascular Research with
interest, all the more so given that the reported results are in stark contrast with our own …