Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, in which the immune system has a prominent
role in its development and progression. Inflammation-induced endothelial dysfunction …

Ginger is now exciting considerable interest for its potential to treat many aspects of
cardiovascular disease. This letter reviews the more recent trials, which suggest that ginger shows …

This report of an ESC Study Group reviews current knowledge on myocardial hibernation
and relevant imaging techniques, and provides an algorithm for investigation and …

Ever since the time of Vesalius and Harvey, 1 it has been recognised that the fall in cavity
volume with left ventricular systole involves longitudinal as well as circumferential shortening, …

Although longitudinally directed fibres—situated mainly in the subepicardium and
subendocardium regions of the left and right ventricular free walls and the papillary muscles—…

Although a relationship is commonly accepted between coronary and carotid arterial disease,
suggesting that atherosclerosis is a systemic condition, the extent of this association and …

Highlights • The LA is emerging as a biomarker for evaluation of diastolic dysfunction, AF, and
HFpEF. • LA size, although routinely evaluated by 2DE, may be more accurately evaluated …

The European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) has developed the present
recommendations to assist clinical researchers in the design, implementation, and conduction of …

AIMS: The purpose of this study was to compare the noninvasive assessment of severity of
pulmonary regurgitation with Doppler echocardiography versus cardiovascular magnetic …

Aims There is good evidence showing that inactivity and walking minimal steps/day increase
the risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and general ill-health. The optimal number of steps …