BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias, one of the most rapidly growing procedures in cardiac ...

BACKGROUND: Bleeding after starting anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (AF) may be the first sign of malignancy, ...

BACKGROUND: Circular RNAs derived from both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes are identified in animal cells.

Hypertension in pregnancy contributes substantially to maternal morbidity and mortality, persistent hypertension, and rehospitalization. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are also associated with a ...

The heart is a highly sex-biased organ, as sex shapes innumerable aspects of heart health and disease. Sex chromosomes and sex hormones —testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen— establish and ...

The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk ...

Although cell therapy has emerged as a promising approach to promote neovascularization, its effects are mostly limited to capillaries. To generate larger or stable vessels, layering of mural cells ...

Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. (R.M.P., A.P.L.) Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has emerged as a significant risk factor that accelerates atherosclerosis, decreases muscle function, and increases the risk of amputation or death in patients with ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and are associated with acute cardiac events in the peripartum period, as well as cardiovascular disease ...