Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most commonly encountered arrythmia in clinical practice.
AF itself can be driven by genetic predisposition, ectopic electrical activity, and abnormal …

Abstract Copeptin, arginine vasopressin (AVP)-associated 39 aminoacid glycopeptide, is a
C-terminal part of pro-AVP. AVP acts through V1a, V1b, and V2 receptors. The effect on V1a …

Abstract The American Heart Association aims to improve cardiovascular health by
encouraging the general population to meet 7 cardiovascular health behaviors and factors …

Background The early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with mild
elevations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) is a challenge. It is unclear whether …

Atherosclerosis is one of the major reasons for cardiovascular disease including coronary
heart disease, cerebral infarction and peripheral vascular disease. Atherosclerosis has no …

Background The association between natriuretic peptides and clinical outcome in
asymptomatic hypertensive and diabetic patients with no clinical evidence of heart failure …

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the presence of endothelial dysfunction
by measuring aortic intima-media thickness (aIMT) and carotid intima-media thickness …

The objective of the study was to identify associations of longitudinal trajectories of
traditional cardiometabolic risk factors with abdominal and ectopic adipose tissue depots …

Abstract Paraoxonase1 (PON1) activity is closely related to coronary artery disease (CAD).
However, whether PON1 activity can predict the degree of coronary stenosis remains …

Aim To test if circulating levels of markers of inflammation, endothelial function, and chronic
infections, as well as association between these markers and carotid intima media thickness …