The essential tasks of forensic pathology involve investigation of the cause and process of
death, especially in traumatic and unexpected sudden deaths, largely including …

Subcellular dysfunction and impaired metabolism derived from the complex interaction of
cytokines and mediators with cellular involvement are on the basis of the cardiovascular …

Aging of the population contributes to the increasing prevalence of heart failure. Autophagy
is an evolutionarily conserved process aiming to degrade both long-lived proteins and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) poses a major risk for public health, yet
remarkably little is known about its detailed pathophysiology. Definition of COPD as …

Abstract Background: LGALS13 (placental protein 13 [PP13]) promoter DNA polymorphisms
was evaluated in predicting preeclampsia (PE), given PP13's effects on hypotension …

The present study aimed to investigate the association between atrial natriuretic peptide
(ANP) T2238C (rs5065) gene polymorphism and the risk of cardiovascular disease …

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), whose amyloid is responsible of isolated atrial amyloidosis
(IAA), is known to play an important role in the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure …

Each year millions of pregnant woman are exposed to caffeine, which acts to antagonize
adenosine action. The long-term consequences of this exposure on the developing fetus are …

The heart is the first organ to form and to function during vertebrate embryogenesis and its
correct functionality is a “conditio sine qua non” for life. If the heart's pumping power is …

Background: Excessive alcohol consumption is recognized as a cause of left ventricular
dysfunction and leads often to alcohol‐induced heart failure. It is thought that 36% of all …