Cardiorenal syndrome encompasses a spectrum of disorders involving both the heart and
kidneys in which acute or chronic dysfunction in 1 organ may induce acute or chronic …

Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The
measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological …

There is much interest in form-fitting, low-modulus, implantable devices or soft robots that
can mimic or assist in complex biological functions such as the contraction of heart muscle …

Obese and diabetic individuals are at increased risk for impairments in diastolic relaxation
and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The impairments in diastolic relaxation are …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of global
longitudinal strain (GLS) in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients in …

Echocardiography is a reliable and reproducible method to assess non-invasively cardiac
function in clinical and experimental research. Significant progress in the development of …

Background Current recommendations support guiding fluid resuscitation through the
assessment of fluid responsiveness. Recently, the concept of fluid tolerance and the …

5-Aminovaleric acid betaine (5-AVAB) is a trimethylated compound associated with the gut
microbiota, potentially produced endogenously, and related to the dietary intake of certain …

Although substantial evidence shows that smoking is positively and robustly associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD), the CVD risk associated with the use of new and emerging …

Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of occult left-heart disease in patients with
scleroderma and pulmonary hypertension. In patients with pulmonary hypertension (mean …