Inflammation is a biological response of the immune system that can be triggered by a
variety of factors, including pathogens, damaged cells and toxic compounds. These factors …

The adult mammalian heart contains abundant interstitial and perivascular fibroblasts that
expand following injury and play a reparative role but also contribute to maladaptive fibrotic …

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most acute manifestation of
coronary artery disease and is associated with great morbidity and mortality. A complete …

Myocardial infarction is a prevalent major cardiovascular event that arises from myocardial
ischemia with or without reperfusion, and basic and translational research is needed to …

The response of immune cells in cardiac injury is divided into three continuous phases:
inflammation, proliferation and maturation. The kinetics of the inflammatory and proliferation …

Myocardial infarction is defined as sudden ischemic death of myocardial tissue. In the
clinical context, myocardial infarction is usually due to thrombotic occlusion of a coronary …

How is the heartbeat generated? What controls the strength of contraction of heart muscle?
What are the links between cardiac structure and function? How does our understanding of …

The susceptibility of the brain to ischaemic injury dramatically limits its viability following
interruptions in blood flow. However, data from studies of dissociated cells, tissue …

The zebrafish heart has the capacity to regenerate after ventricular resection. Although this
regeneration model has proved useful for the elucidation of certain regeneration …

Myocardial infarction is the most common cause of cardiac injury and results in acute loss of
a large number of myocardial cells. Because the heart has negligible regenerative capacity …