Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing epidemic metabolic syndrome, which
affects near 5.6% of the world's population. Almost 12% of health expenditure is dedicated to …

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disorders. This study aimed to
explore roles of microRNA (miR)-122-5p in hypertension. Angiotensin II (Ang II; 1.5 …

Background: Obesity is a risk factor that negatively impacts outcomes in patients undergoing
heart surgery by mechanisms that are not well-defined nor predicated on BMI alone. This …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the association between serum growth
differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) and 3-month depression after acute ischemic stroke …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of ischemic stroke in asymptomatic
individuals and may be the underlying cause of many cryptogenic strokes. We aimed to test …

The aim of this study was to investigate whether lower serum vitamin D metabolite levels
were associated with altered cytokine/chemokine and metabolic hormone levels in three …

Multiple parallel factors are frequently interrogated with various toxic radicals which are
abundantly generated in the liver, heart, and pancreas in stress conditions. They are actively …

L'ictus és una de les principals causes de mort i discapacitat a escala mundial. La fibril· lació
auricular (FA) és una arrítmia cardíaca freqüent amb una prevalença de l'1-4% en la …

Background: Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF 15) is one of the transforming growth
factor-β (TGF-β) family, which is released from different cells under conditions of stress …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are epidemic health concerns. Impaired pancreatic β-cell
insulin secretion and reduced insulin sensitivity are major etiologies for obesity-related …