People who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest often require care at a regional center for continued treatment after ...

We thank Maron et al for their interest on our recent work “Sudden Cardiac Death in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes: A 20-Year Study.” 1 One finding from this study was a decrease in ...

To achieve cardiovascular health (CVH) equity in the United States, an understanding of the social and structural factors that contribute to differences and disparities in health is necessary. The ...

Arterial thrombosis is a dynamic process triggered by contact of the blood with an injured blood vessel wall or a medical ...

BACKGROUND: The European Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension registry (CTEPH), conducted between 2007 and 2012, reported the major impact of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) on the long-term ...

Sleep apnea (SA) has been linked to an increased risk of dementia in numerous observational studies; whether this is driven by neurodegenerative, vascular, or other mechanisms is not clear. We sought ...

Endothelial cells (ECs) use glycolysis to produce energy. In preclinical models of peripheral arterial disease, further activation of EC glycolysis was ineffective or deleterious in promoting ...

Cardiac troponin (cTn) is key in diagnosing myocardial infarction (MI). After MI, the clinically observed half-life of cTn has been reported to be 7 to 20 hours, but this estimate reflects the ...

Early identification of kidney dysfunction in patients with advanced heart failure is crucial for timely interventions. In addition to elevations in serum creatinine, kidney dysfunction encompasses ...

The congenital heart disease (CHD) population is growing and aging. We aim to examine the impact by describing the temporal trend and causes of lifetime hospitalization burden among the CHD population ...

Little is known about the relationship of healthy diets, which are widely recommended to prevent diseases in general populations, with the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), particular ...