Inflammatory activation is increasingly recognized as a nonconventional risk factor for
arrhythmias, and experimental studies provided robust evidence that this association is …

The World Health Organization announced that COVID-19, with SARS-CoV-2 as its
pathogen, had become a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Today, the global epidemic situation …

Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we focus on immune cell activation in obesity and
cardiovascular disease, highlighting specific immune cell microenvironments present in …

Background The optimal heart rate (HR) in dogs with atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown.
Impact of HR on survival needs elucidation. Hypothesis/Objectives Dogs with a 24 hours …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) was first introduced in December 2019,
which is known as severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV …

Background The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), based on white blood cell,
neutrophil, and platelet counts, is a proposed marker of systemic inflammation and immune …

Background Advanced atrioventricular block (AVB), that is, higher than second‐degree
Mobitz‐1, is an abnormal finding in athletes. Despite intensive investigation, in several …

Introduction The cardiac conduction system (CCS) is crucial for maintaining adequate
cardiac frequency at rest and modulation during exercise. Furthermore, the atrioventricular …

Background: Atrioventricular block (AVB) is thought to be a rare cardiovascular complication
of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), though limited data are available beyond case …

Background Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) regulates glycolipid metabolism and insulin
homeostasis and acts as a cardioprotective factor by protecting against myocardial …