Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become one of the most common forms of
chronic liver disease worldwide and its prevalence is expected to continue rising. NAFLD …

Hypertension is a multifaceted disease that is involved in∼ 40% of cardiovascular
mortalities and is the result of both genetic and environmental factors. Because of its …

Abstract Purpose of Review Given that the life expectancy and the burden of hypertension
are projected to increase over the next decade, hypertensive heart disease (HHD) may be …

BACKGROUND Myocardial fibrosis arises secondary to cardiac stress or damage. This
review article presents fundamental aspects of myocardial fibrosis. METHOD METHOD We …

Background: Arsenic exposure has been related to numerous adverse cardiovascular
outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and prospective …

Cardiac fibrosis (scarring), characterised by an increased deposition of extracellular matrix
(ECM) proteins, is a hallmark of most types of cardiovascular disease and plays an essential …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of blood flow-restricted low
resistance training on microvascular rarefaction in the myocardium of spontaneously …

Introduction An increasing number of studies have shed light on the role of cardiac mast
cells in the pathogenesis of hypertension-induced myocardial remodeling. Mast cells …

Hypertension is one of the main adverse effects of antiangiogenic tumor drugs and thus
limits their application. The mechanism of hypertension caused by tyrosine kinase inhibitors …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac hypertrophy and subsequent heart failure impose a considerable
burden on public health worldwide. Impaired protein degradation, especially endo-lysosome …