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Increased renin gene expression along with hypertrophy of JGCs is found during long-term, enhanced renin release. In addition to the hypertrophy of juxtaglomerular cells, the abovementioned ...
Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute self-limited febrile illness that primarily affects children <5 years old, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries, with the potential ...
Background The effectiveness of statin use in preventing adverse cardiovascular events in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) has remained uncertain. This study aimed to assess whether statin ...
Background Orthostatic intolerance occurs following immobilization in patients on Earth and in astronauts after spaceflight. Head‐down tilt bedrest is a terrestrial model for weightlessness and ...
Coronary artery blood flow is influenced by various factors including vessel geometry, hemodynamic conditions, timing in the cardiac cycle, and rheological conditions. Multiple patterns of disturbed ...
Obesity is a significant risk factor for heart failure (HF) development, particularly HF with preserved ejection fraction and as a result, many patients with HF also have obesity. There is growing ...
To study the age‐adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) scale, which is a comprehensive quantification of multimorbidity coexistence, for the assessment of the risk of acute myocardial infarction ...
This narrative review discusses the genetic determinants of plasma lipoprotein(a) levels and explores the factors that influence interindividual heterogeneity, including single‐nucleotide ...
Abstract Mammalian physiology and cellular function are subject to significant oscillations over the course of every 24-hour day. It is likely that these daily rhythms will affect function as well as ...
Abstract The impacts of accumulating atmospheric greenhouse gases on the earth’s climate are now well established. As a result, there have been increases in ambient temperatures and resultant higher ...
Conclusions From our results, we cannot conclude that the associations of blood pressure, carotid intima media thickness, and carotid distensibility at age 10 years with behavior and cognitive ...
Background The relationship between depression and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals is not clear. We evaluated this relationship in a Korean population.