Albumin is one of the most abundant proteins in the body of mammals: about 40% of its pool
is located in the intravascular space and the remainder is found in the interstitial space. The …

Background Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It has
been reported that pineapple contains healthy nutrients and phytochemicals associated with …

Background Diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is important, due to the
associated very high mortality. Failure to diagnose ACS is a problem both for the patients …

Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity
worldwide. Among factors contributing to I/R injury, proteolytic enzymes could also cause …

Background: The diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome remains challenging, as cardiac
troponins and creatine kinase-MB do not detect myocardial ischemia. Ischemia modified …

Protease enzymes contribute to the initiation of cardiac remodeling and heart failure after
myocardial ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Protease inhibitors attenuate protease activity …

Background: An early identification of the patients with the Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
is of prime importance, due to the associated very high mortality. Only about 22% of the …

The antidiabetic drug empagliflozin is reported to have many cardioprotective effects.
However, no studies have investigated the protective effects of empagliflozin (EMPA) in …

Background: Early diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome is more and more important
because of its mortality and morbidity. Hypertension is one of the pathogenesis of acute …

Difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the clinical setting
has led researchers to investigate novel markers that show increased blood levels before …