Long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) are one of the major cardiac energy substrates, so understanding
LCFA metabolism may help in elucidating the mechanisms of various heart diseases. …

Although various noninvasive methods have been used to detect vasospasm, none of them
are sensitive enough for patients with sporadic attacks. Because abnormal fatty acid …

Although various noninvasive methods have been used to detect vasospasm, none of them
are sensitive enough for patients with sporadic attacks. Since abnormal fatty acid …

The CD36 molecule is a multifunctional membrane type receptor glycoprotein that reacts with
thrombospondin, collagen, oxidized LDL and long-chain fatty acids (LCFA). LCFA are one …

… Kenichi Watanabe, Yoichi Hirokawa, Akihiro Yokoyama, Hirotaka Oda, Hideaki Ohtsuka,
Kazuo Maeda, Tsuneo Nagai, Takashi Tsuda, Senji Hayashi, Yoshimitsu Yazawa, Yutaka …

Recently, we examined 2 cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) presenting with
sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT). One case was a 62 year old male with midventricular …

A 45-year-old-woman with giant cell myocarditis showing high titer of circulating antiheart
antibodies is reported. She experienced two recurrences of myocarditis and repeatedly …

Xamoterol, a ƒÀ1-partial agonist, was given to 10 patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
in NYHA functional classes II and III. The acute and chronic effects of xamoterol were …

In spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), blood pressure, heart weight and cardiac
norepinephrine concentration were significantly increased at 16 weeks of age in comparison with …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease of unknown etiology which is characterised by
left ventricular dilation and reduced contractility. The prognosis is variable but generally poor, …