Context Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe and in the
United States. The aim of this review article was to assess the results of the prospective …

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 …

Thyroid hormones affect cardiac growth and phenotype; however, the mechanisms by which
the hormones induce cardiomyocyte hypertrophy remain uncharacterized. Tri-iodo-l …

Background—Although thyroid dysfunction has been linked to heart failure, it is not clear
whether hypothyroidism alone can cause heart failure. Methods and Results …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Heart failure is the
terminal manifestation of cardiovascular diseases, and its morbidity and mortality remain …

Thyroid hormone (TH) has a fundamental role in cardiovascular homeostasis in both
physiological and pathological conditions, influencing cardiac contractility, heart rate (HR) …

Cobalt can cause a distinctive, rapidly progressive and reversible depression of cardiac
systolic function, which is readily distinguished from other causes of cardiomyopathy …

We recently demonstrated a cardiac therapeutic regimen based on injection of bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the skeletal muscle. Although the injected MSCs were …

The link between thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases has been recognized for
more than 100 years. Although overt hypothyroidism leads to impaired cardiac function and …