Now, researchers from Japan have identified a mechanism which protects cardiac myocytes against ischemia, or a lack of blood ...

[5] an effect which may in part be due to direct stimulation of cardiac myocytes or central and humoral activation. The effect of caffeine is more pronounced in subjects who do not drink coffee ...

Cardiac hypertrophy is the abnormal enlargement, or thickening, of the heart muscle, resulting from increases in cardiomyocyte size and changes in other heart muscle components, such as ...

A calcium transient measurement system utilizing human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes reveals the detrimental impact of inflammatory cytokines on cardiomyocyte relaxation and ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited disorder that may cause disabling and potentially life-threatening symptoms ...

The impact of endurance exercise training on the heart has received significant research and clinical attention for well over a century. Despite this, many issues remain controversial and clinical ...

Oct. 10, 2024 — Inflammation of the arteries is a primary precursor and driver of cardiovascular disease -- the No. 1 killer of people in the United States. This inflammation is associated with ...

Several observations from preclinical and short-term clinical studies support a role for sildenafil in the treatment of heart failure patients. The following discussion briefly considers each of ...

It may sound dramatic, but the rate at which your heart is beating plays a key role in how long you’re likely to live. According to expert cardiologists and academic researchers, resting heart ...

People who caught Covid in 2020, before there were vaccines to blunt the infection, had twice the risk of a major cardiac event like a heart attack or stroke or death for almost three years after ...

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of non-ischaemic sudden cardiac death (SCD). Left ventricular ...

Sudden cardiac arrest hits some 60,000 Canadians out of hospital each year. The heart abruptly stops beating, blood circulation and breathing halts, and when it happens outside a hospital ...