Myocardial inflammation, COVID-19, and HFpEF inflammation is widely considered to be one of the main factors in development heart failure (HF). It believed that persistent myocardial plays a central role adverse left ventricular remodeling after infarction, as well pathogenesis dilated cardiomyopathy with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). – In May 2020, Tavazzi et al. reported first case acu...

Objective: In cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory response plays an important role and affects heart function. As a flavonoid compound, p-coumaric acid (pCA), commonly exists in many fruits and vegetables and has a therapeutic effect on inflammatory diseases due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The purpose of the present study was to investigate pCA anti-inflammatory effect and the miRNAs...

OBJECTIVE Heart failure is a major cause of mortality in diabetes and may be causally associated with altered metabolism. Recent reports indicate a role of inflammation in peripheral insulin resistance, but the impact of inflammation on cardiac metabolism is unknown. We investigated the effects of diet-induced obesity on cardiac inflammation and glucose metabolism in mice. RESEARCH DESIGN AND...

BACKGROUND The cause of inflammation in cardiac mucosa at the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) is unclear, both gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and Helicobacter pylori having been implicated. AIMS To describe patterns of gastritis in patients with symptomatic GORD. METHODS In 150 patients (126 normally located Z-line, 24 Barrett's oesophagus) with symptoms of GORD, biopsies were t...

Cardiac glycosides such as digoxin are Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitors that are widely used for the treatment of chronic heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias; however, recent epidemiological studies have suggested a relationship between digoxin treatment and increased mortality. We previously showed that nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) ...

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis is an important factor for gastric carcinogenesis. However, it is still controversial whether it is also applicable for cardiac cancer development. Recently, we reported that H. pylori is an important factor for the induction of cardiac inflammation. We examined the status of H. pylori-induced gastritis in patients with cardiac cancer. METHODS ...

Heart disease is among the leading causes of death in all populations. Cardiac dysfunctions are major complications in patients with advanced viral or bacterial infection, severe trauma and burns accompanied with multiple organ failure - collectively known as systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). SIRS, which is often subsequent to sepsis, is clinically featured by hypotension, tachypn...