Heart failure and related morbidity and mortality are increasing at an alarming rate, in large
part, because of increases in aging, obesity, and diabetes mellitus. The clinical outcomes …

The structure of connective tissues including cartilage, tendons, and ligaments as well as
many organs, like the skin, heart, liver, kidney, lungs, blood vessels, and bones, depend on …

Myocardial fibrosis is an important part of cardiac remodeling that leads to heart failure and
death. Myocardial fibrosis results from increased myofibroblast activity and excessive …

Myocardial interstitial fibrosis (MIF) is a histological hallmark of several cardiac diseases that
alter myocardial architecture and function and are associated with progression to heart …

目的: 本研究旨在评估全血细胞衍生的炎症标志物[包括中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值(NLR),
血小板与淋巴细胞比值(PLR), 单核细胞与淋巴细胞比值(MLR), 全身免疫炎症指数(SII) …

Heart failure is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide and it is the end stage of
several cardiovascular diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine has been used in the …

Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous clinical
syndrome characterized by cardiovascular, metabolic, and pro‐inflammatory diseases …

Heart failure (HF) is a growing epidemic with high morbidity and mortality at an international
scale. The apelin–APJ receptor pathway has been implicated in HF, making it a promising …

Cardiac fibrosis refers to an excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in cardiac
tissue. Fibrotic tissue is stiffer and less compliant, resulting in subsequent cardiac …

Objective Systemic inflammation is associated with a poor prognosis in acute heart failure
(AHF). This study was to assess the long-term prognostic value of combining the accessible …