Several studies indicated how dietary patterns that were obtained from nutritional cluster
analysis can predict disease risk or mortality. Low-grade chronic inflammation represents a …

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for numerous cardiovascular diseases, including
stroke, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and peripheral vascular disease. In …

Differences in cardiac and aortic structure and function are associated with cardiovascular
diseases and a wide range of other types of disease. Here we analyzed cardiovascular …

Environmental exposure is an important but underappreciated risk factor contributing to the
development and severity of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The heart and vascular system …

Background—Clinic-based observational studies in men have reported that obstructive
sleep apnea is associated with an increased incidence of coronary heart disease. The …

Hypertensive heart disease is a constellation of abnormalities that includes left ventricular
hypertrophy (LVH), systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and their clinical manifestations …

Since diabetic cardiomyopathy was first reported four decades ago, substantial information
on its pathogenesis and clinical features has accumulated. In the heart, diabetes enhances …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine if low to moderate doses of anthracycline-
based chemotherapy (Anth-bC) are associated with subclinical cardiovascular (CV) injury …

Individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) disclose a higher incidence and a poorer prognosis
of heart failure (HF) than non-diabetic people, even in the absence of other HF risk factors …

The changes in left ventricular (LV) structure and geometry that evolve after myocardial
injury or overload usually involve chamber dilation and/or hypertrophy. Such architectural …