Ischemic stroke is a devastating brain injury resulting in high mortality and substantial loss of
function. Understanding the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke risk, mortality, and functional …

The use of circulating biomarkers for heart failure (HF) is engrained in contemporary
cardiovascular practice and provides objective information about various pathophysiological …

Rationale: Cardiac lymphangiogenesis contributes to the reparative process post-
myocardial infarction, but the factors and mechanisms regulating it are not well understood …

Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is a complex disorder and a leading cause of death and
morbidity in both men and women. Sex, however, affects several aspects of IHD, including …

Women outlive men, but life expectancy is not influenced by hormone replacement
(estrogen+ progestin) therapy. Estrogens appear to protect brain, cardiovascular tissues …

Pretreatment with a phytoestrogen genistein has been shown to attenuate the development
of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Because PH is not always diagnosed early, we examined …

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), recognized as stress's cardiomyopathy, or as left ventricular
apical balloon syndrome in recent years, is a rare pathology, described for the first time by …

For years, females were thought of as smaller men with complex hormonal cycles; as a
result, females have been largely excluded from preclinical and clinical research. However …

Transient left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning syndrome, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy,
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), broken heart syndrome, ampulla cardiomyopathy, or stress …

Sex is a risk factor for development of cardiotoxicity, induced by the anti-cancer drug,
doxorubicin (DOX), in humans. To explore potential mechanisms underlying differential …