Atherosclerosis and its complications are the most important causes of death all over the
world, especially in Western countries. Diet habits, modern stress life, smoking, sedentary …

Morbid obesity is a chronic multifunctional disease characterized by an accumulation of fat.
Epidemiological studies have shown that obesity is associated with cardiovascular and …

Purpose: This study examines if ischemic postconditioning is preserved in hypertrophied
myocardium of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Methods: Infarct sizes …

Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent predictor of poor
prognosis in patients with hypertension. In hypertensive hypertrophy, the pathophysiological …

From a pathophysiological viewpoint, hypertensive heart disease (HHD) can be defined as
the cardiomyopathy that results from the response of the myocardium to the biomechanical …

Numerous Western studies have shown a negative correlation between height and
cardiovascular disease. However, these correlations do not prove causation. This review …

Objectives: The left ventricular (LV) response to combined pressure and volume overload
[aortic stenosis (AS) and aortic regurgitation (AR)] versus pressure overload (isolated AS) …

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent cardiovascular risk factor; however, the
key strategy necessary for LVH regression in hypertensive patients is not clear. A meta …

Background Hypertension and vascular hyperresponsiveness have been associated with
structural wall abnormalities in black Africans. Whether low grade inflammation would have …

Background: Echocardiographic determination of Left Ventricle Mass (LVM)–an important
marker of cardiovascular disease, has been given a lot of importance in clinical diagnosis …