The prevalence of metabolic syndrome including central obesity, insulin resistance,
impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia is increasing. Development of …

Background: Diabetes in humans induces chronic complications such as cardiovascular
damage, cataracts and retinopathy, nephropathy and polyneuropathy. The most common …

Olive oil, an important component of the Mediterranean diet, produces cardioprotective
effects, probably due to both oleic acid and the polyphenols such as oleuropein and …

Chia seeds contain the essential fatty acid, α-linolenic acid (ALA). This study has assessed
whether chia seeds attenuated the metabolic, cardiovascular and hepatic signs of a high …

Anthocyanins, phenolic acids and carotenoids are the predominant phytochemicals present
in purple carrots. These phytochemicals could be useful in treatment of the metabolic …

Background—Exogenously delivered chemokines have enabled neovasculogenic
myocardial repair in models of ischemic cardiomyopathy; however, these molecules have …

Background Both ageing and hypertension are known risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF)
although the pathophysiological contribution or interaction of the individual factors remains …

Purpose This study tested the hypothesis that γ-and δ-tocotrienols are more effective than α-
tocotrienol and α-tocopherol in attenuating the signs of diet-induced metabolic syndrome in …

Objectives: We sought to study whether patients with right ventricular failure (RVF)
secondary to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) have reduced left …

Gender contributes to differences in incidence and progression of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) and associated cardiovascular disease. To induce kidney damage in male and …