Given the array of biological changes induced by stressors, it is not surprising that these
experiences may provoke a variety of illnesses. Among others things, stressors promote …

Anemia can be the cause of heart failure, but also its consequence. The pathogenesis of
anemia in chronic heart failure (CHF) has yet to be fully elucidated, but is likely to be …

Aims: To test the hypothesis that during acute heart failure endotoxin might be increased in
hepatic veins as a sign of bacterial or endotoxin translocation from the bowel into the blood …

Cardiac muscle tissue, when stimulated by acute exercise, presents increased signs of cell
damage. This study was designed to investigate whether overexpression of inflammatory …

Background: Acute bouts of exercise have been shown to induce inflammatory cytokine
activation and peripheral hypoxia in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). In this study …

Cardiologists now recognize that the cardio-centric model of heart failure does not
sufficiently explain the entire traits particular to chronic heart failure. Evidence accumulates …

The study investigated the effects of traditional Chinese drug Qiliqiangxin on cardiac
function and the expression of pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α/IL-10 in rats with …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with neurohumoral activation. Only very few
studies have examined the progression of autonomic dysfunction in CHF in humans and …

Background Pathophysiological interactions between heart and lungs in heart failure (HF)
are well recognized. We investigated whether expression of different factors known to be …

Biochip array technology allows the simultaneous measurement of multiple analytes per
sample using a single analytical device. This study shows its applicability to the …