Background: Heart failure (HF) remains one of the leading causes of death to date despite
extensive research funding. Various studies are conducted every year in an attempt to …

The harsh environmental conditions in space, particularly weightlessness and radiation
exposure, can negatively affect cardiovascular function and structure. In the future, preventive …

Although reperfusion therapy has improved outcomes, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is
still associated with both significant mortality and morbidity. Once irreversible myocardial cell …

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, single-stranded RNA sequences that regulate
gene expression on a post-transcriptional level. In the last few decades, various trials have …

Etiological, microbiological and epidemiological factors changed over time, but mortality
rates remain high in infective endocarditis (IE). Healthcare-associated IE is nowadays …

Rationale and objectives Acidosis and hyperlactatemia predict outcome in critically ill patients.
We assessed BE and pH for risk prediction capabilities in a sub-group of septic patients in …

Introduction The role of erythrocytes in the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is complex. The
aim of this review in terms of PICO (P: patients; I: intervention; C: comparison; O: outcome) …

Background: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains an ongoing
therapeutic and diagnostic challenge to date. In this study we aimed for an analysis of the …

Background: Mortality in sepsis remains high. Studies on small cohorts have shown that red
cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with mortality. The aim of this study was to …

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) often occur
concomitantly, and CKD is a major risk factor for cardiovascular mortality. Since some of the …