Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health epidemic that increases risk of death due
to cardiovascular disease. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an important mechanism of …

Cellular replacement therapy has emerged as a novel strategy for the treatment of heart
failure. The aim of our study was to determine the fate of injected mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs…

The increasing interest in left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) for ischaemic stroke
prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) fuels the need for more clinical data on the safety and …

In the diagnostic algorithm of cardiac tumors, the noninvasive determination of malignancy
and metastatic spread is of major interest to stratify patients and to select and monitor …

Oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD) is a dominant negatively inherited disorder with
variable but characteristic anomalies of the fingers and toes, eyes, face and teeth, which are …

Pressure overload (PO) first causes cardiac hypertrophy and then heart failure (HF), which
are associated with sex differences in cardiac morphology and function. We aimed to identify …

More than 97% of mice in which the C-terminal region of connexin43 (Cx43) was removed (designated
as Cx43K258stop) die shortly after birth due to a defect of the epidermal barrier. …

Doppler-echocardiographic assessment of cardiovascular structure and function in murine
models has developed into one of the most commonly used non-invasive techniques during …

Background— Survivin inhibits apoptosis and regulates cell division in many organs, but its
function in the heart is unknown. Methods and Results— We show that cardiac-specific …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to compare sulfur hexafluoride microbubble (SonoVue)-enhanced
myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) with single-photon emission …