Almost half of patients recovering from open-chest surgery experience atrial fibrillation (AF)
that results principally from inflammation in the pericardial space surrounding the heart …

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia, and is responsible for
substantial morbidity and mortality in the general population. Current treatments have …

Regulation of gut microbiota and its impact on human health is the theme of intensive
research. The incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) are continuously escalating …

The pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains incompletely understood, despite its
prevalence and contributing role in stroke and heart failure. Whereas previous studies have …

The light responses of rod and cone photoreceptors have been studied
electrophysiologically for decades, largely with ex vivo approaches that disrupt the …

Aims We investigated whether glucose fluctuations aggravate cardiac fibrosis and increase
the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in rats with diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods and …

With increasing life span as afforded by nutritional, technological, and therapeutic
advancements during the last century, cardiac diseases have moved to the top of morbidity …

Fibrosis is defined as the pathological progress of excessive extracellular matrix (ECM),
such as collagen, fibronectin, and elastin deposition, as the regenerative capacity of cells …

Cardiac fibroblasts are the most abundant cell in the mammalian heart. While they have
been historically underappreciated in terms of their functional contributions to cardiac …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as key control molecules in the regulation of gene
expression, and their role in heart disease is becoming increasingly evident. Given the …