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Neutrophils in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) encompasses a spectrum of clinical disorders of myocardial ischaemia or infarction, with atherosclerosis leading to…

Left Atrial Parameter to Differentiate Between Physiological or Pathological Process of the left Ventricle

Athletes with pathological hearts are at risk of sudden death through cardiac events. Athletes undergo physiological changes to the heart…

Ectopic Beats: How Many Count?

Premature atrial and ventricular contractions, or ectopic beats, are frequently detected on routine electrocardiogram monitoring.

P-Wave Dispersion and its Association with Hypertension

Hypertension and obesity in adults have been associated with increased P-wave dispersion (PwD). This is postulated due to the correlation of hypertension…

Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Genetic Pathology, Inflammatory Syndrome, or both?

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) affects mainly young athletes <35 years old and has a potential risk of malignant arrhythmias and sudden death.

Cardiac Cachexia Syndrome

This review gathers evidence to enable recognition of cardiac cachexia and improve identification of patients with terminal heart failure.

Fire Ant Venom: A New Compound Discovered for Psoriasis Treatment

NTRIGUING new research has found that specific compounds present in fire ant venom have the potential to form a new, topical treatment for psoriasis…

Advanced Stage III Melanoma: Brand New Adjuvant Therapy Discovered

A NOVEL combination of dabrafenib and trametinib has proven a successful adjuvant therapy for Stage III BRAF-mutant melanoma patients, doubling…

Studying Protein Networks in Bowel Cancer

PROTEOMIC study of bowel cancer cells identifies common protein mutations and allows the prediction of treatment response….

Role of Gut Bacteria as a Parkinson’s Disease Biomarker

BACTERIAL communities in the gut of Parkinson’s patients differ to those of healthy people, potentially providing an early indicator of the…