This multicenter study sheds more light on sex-based differences in aortic stenosis (AS) and argues the benefits of using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess sex-based risks in AS.

A discovery offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe. Scientists have pinpointed proteins in ...

Not all scars are created equal. That's the conclusion of a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researchers: They found that two distinct types of scars, referred to as "hot" and "cold," can ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) significantly increases the risk of liver cirrhosis and ...

Study Objectives: To assess the clinical relevance of angiotensin-converting enzyme ... in the context of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Design, Setting, and Patients: Retrospective review ...

Sweet Taste Receptors in the Heart: A New Pathway for Cardiac Regulation Feb. 17, 2025 — In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the heart possesses 'sweet taste' receptors ...

Objectives INTRODUCTION: Angiotensin (Ang) II is known to activate matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), leading to degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and myocardial remodelling.

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...

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