Atherosclerosis, the major risk of cardiovascular events, is a chronic vascular inflammatory disease. Pterostilbene is a naturally occurring dimethylated analogue of resveratrol and has recently been demonstrated to be beneficial against cardiovascular diseases. However, the underlying mechanisms of pterostilbene on atherosclerosis remain elusive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAberrant chronic inflammation and excess accumulation of lipids play a pivotal role in the occurrence and progression of atherosclerosis. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major catechins in green tea, displayed anti-atherosclerotic properties and . However, the effects and underlying mechanism of EGCG on atherosclerosis remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao
October 2009
Objective: To conduct a meta-analysis of the effect of levosimendan on B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and evaluate the therapeutic effect of levosimendan on advanced heart failure.
Methods: A meta-analysis was performed on the selected data to analyze the effect of levosimendan on BNP levels.
Results: Levosimendan decreased BNP by a mean of 337.
Objective: To investigate the value of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels in assessing myocardial protection by remifentanil precondition against myocardial injury induced by off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB).
Methods: Twenty-four patients undergoing OPCAB were randomized into control and remifentanil preconditioning group (n=12). All the patients received pretreatment with oral diazepam (10 mg), intramuscular morphine (10 mg) and hyosine (0.
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