LBBP is defined as capturing the left bundle branch (LBB) trunk or its fascicles, whereas capturing only the left septal ...

Cardiac fibroblasts (CF) can become activated and produce excessive extracellular matrix, contributing to fibrotic remodeling ...

Patients with an autoimmune or inflammatory disease (AIID) are at increased cardiovascular risk and may benefit more from statin therapy. In the FOURIER trial (Further Cardiovascular Outcomes Research ...

High-volume physical activity (PA) is associated with a higher prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the clinical significance of subclinical CAD among high-volume ...

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Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in adults despite recent scientific advancements. Although people are living longer lives, there may be an adverse impact on ...

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk differs across Asian subgroups possibly due to differences in hypertension burden. We characterized lifetime blood pressure (BP) trajectories for East ...

The growing morbidity, mortality, and health care costs related to heart failure (HF) underscore the urgent need to ...

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