Category Archives: Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease, endothelial health, and our biological rhythms.

This article discusses the relationship between biological rhythms such as our circadian clocks, endothelial cell [...]

Improved endothelial function is associated with a significant increase in exercise capacity.

Studying patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), this investigative report reveals that regular physical exercise improves [...]

Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of inflammation.

This study points out that chronic inflammation may be a mechanism, affected by stress, that contributes to cardiovascular [...]

Diet and exercise contribute to improvement of endothelial function in heart disease patients.

This article details a study done to find out lifestyle intervention along with pharmacological approaches [...]

Endothelial function in heart health and cardiovascular disease.

This article details the way human vascular endothelium participate in the development and progression of atherosclerosis, [...]

Inflammation and myocardial infarction.

This article discusses myocardial infarctions, atherosclerosis, and the dangerous indicator that is unhealthy inflammation when it [...]

Bone marrow-derived stem cells for heart repair and treatment of chronic conditions.

Adult stem cells derived from bone marrow are being used to treat heart patients in [...]

Transfer of endothelial progenitor and bone marrow cells influences atherosclerotic plaque size.

This study discusses the results of clinical trials using cell therapy in mouse models with bone [...]

The angiogenic contributions of endothelial and circulating progenitor cells in transplant arteriosclerosis.

This article provides evidence that endothelial cells in arteriosclerotic allografts are derived from circulating progenitor cells, [...]

The relationship between endothelial progenitor cells and coronary disease.

This study points out a correlation between the number of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and the severity [...]