Ischemic heart disease is the greatest health burden and most frequent cause of death
worldwide. Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion is the pathophysiological substrate of ischemic …

Heart diseases and related complications constitute a leading cause of death and
socioeconomic threat worldwide. Despite intense efforts and research on the pathogenetic …

Myocardial inflammation occurs following activation of the cardiac immune system,
producing characteristic changes in the myocardial tissue. Cardiovascular magnetic …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by clustered age-independent concentric left
ventricular (LV) geometry, geometry-independent systolic dysfunction and age and heart …

Background and Objectives: The heart is the organ with the highest metabolic demand in the
body, and it relies on high ATP turnover and efficient energy substrate utilisation in order to …

Purpose CEST MRI has been used to probe changes in cardiac metabolism via assessment
of CEST contrast from Cr. However, B1 variation across the myocardium leads to spatially …

Originally designed as anti-hyperglycemic drugs, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 receptor
agonists (GLP-1Ra) and Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have …

10. Further research on a wide range of factors is needed. These include how social
determinants of health impact the development and progression of myocarditis; a need for …

Objective It is well established that inflammation plays a central role in the sequelae of
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Most of the studies to date have focused on the …

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are more prevalent in inflammatory arthritis (IA)
compared to the general population. Recognizing the importance of addressing this issue …