Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Stroke is a heterogeneous syndrome, and determining risk factors and treatment depends
on the specific pathogenesis of stroke. Risk factors for stroke can be categorized as …

Mobile edge computing (MEC) is an emergent architecture where cloud computing services
are extended to the edge of networks leveraging mobile base stations. As a promising edge …

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell and are involved in essential functions of the
cell, including ATP production, intracellular Ca 2+ regulation, reactive oxygen species …

Background: Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous
syndrome. Phenotyping patients into pathophysiologically homogeneous groups may …

Atherosclerosis is an arterial disease process characterized by the focal subendothelial
accumulation of apolipoprotein-B-containing lipoproteins, immune and vascular wall cells …

Background: Advanced heart failure (HF) is characterized by high morbidity and mortality.
Conventional therapy may not sufficiently reduce patient suffering and maximize quality of …

Background Mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an
established treatment for patients with advanced heart failure. We compared a newer LVAD …

Before menopause, women are protected from atherosclerotic heart disease associated with
obesity relative to men. Sex hormones have been proposed as a mechanism that …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to describe the extent and scope of
acute heart failure (AHF), place it within its clinical context and highlight some of the …