Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element that is necessary for various metabolic
processes, including protection against oxidative stress, and proper cardiovascular function …

The heart must continuously pump blood to supply the body with oxygen and nutrients. To
maintain the high energy consumption required by this role, the heart is equipped with …

Heart failure (HF) is a major public health and economic problem in Western countries and
is one of the most common causes of hospitalization and death. Coronary artery disease is …

Thyroid hormone exerts a large number of influences on the cardiovascular system.
Increased thyroid hormone action increases the force and speed of systolic contraction and …

Background Adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) for left-sided breast cancer increases cardiac
morbidity and mortality. For the heart, no safe radiation threshold has been established …

Mitochondrial dysfunctions critically affect cardiomyocyte survival during
ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. In this scenario p53 activates multiple signaling pathways …

While an increasing amount of evidence demonstrates the homeostatic functions of the
cardiac oxytocin (OT) system, less is known about the role of this hormone in the injured …

Although it has long been recognized that thyroid hormone is an effective positive inotrope,
its efficacy in supporting hemodynamics in the acute setting of ischaemia and reperfusion …

Objective This study investigated whether changes in thyroid hormone (TH) in plasma are
associated with the recovery of cardiac function in patients with acute myocardial infarction …

Thyroid hormones (TH) perform a plethora of actions in numerous tissues and induce an
overall increase in metabolism, with an augmentation in energy demand and oxygen …