The endocardium also plays crucial roles during heart development because it provides patterning signals for myocardial trabeculation 3 and compaction, 4 contributes to coronary vessel formation, 5 ...

Background: Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally regarded as a tropical disease ...

The ideal treatment for myocardial infarction should address the critical issues of oxygen supply improvement in the infarcted area and prevention of myocardial cell death. Myocardial necrosis is a ...