Background—Circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) may constitute an independent
risk factor for cardiovascular disease. How CRP as a risk factor is involved in cardiovascular …

Heart failure is a condition closely linked to diabetes. Hyperglycaemia amplifies the
generation of a major advanced glycation end product Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine (CML) …

Myocarditis, ie inflammation of the myocardium, is one of the leading causes of sudden
cardiac death (SCD) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in young adults, and is an important …

During progression of atherosclerosis, myeloid cells destabilize lipid-rich plaques in the
arterial wall and cause their rupture, thus triggering myocardial infarction and stroke …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) targets
multiple organs and causes severe coagulopathy. Histopathological organ changes might …

Background—Excessive diastolic left ventricular stiffness is an important contributor to heart
failure in patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is presumed to increase stiffness through …

Background—To support the clinical distinction between systolic heart failure (SHF) and
diastolic heart failure (DHF), left ventricular (LV) myocardial structure and function were …

Introduction Administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represents a promising
treatment option for patients suffering from immunological and degenerative disorders …

Background Rises in circulating C-reactive protein (CRP), the prototypical acute-phase
protein in humans, correlate with clinical outcome in patients with myocardial ischemia and …

Background—Prominent features of myocardial remodeling in heart failure with preserved
ejection fraction (HFPEF) are high cardiomyocyte resting tension (Fpassive) and …