25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3 [1, 25 (OH) 2 D 3], the active form of vitamin D, exerts potent effects
on several tissues including cells of the immune system, where it affects T cell activation, …

Background : Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized
cause of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) afflicting predominantly younger to middle-aged …

Objectives : This study used optical coherence tomography to investigate the mechanism of
false lumen (FL) formation in spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) by studying: 1) …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease caused by the
interaction of genetic susceptibility and environmental influences. There is increasing …

Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) occurs when an epicardial
coronary artery is narrowed or occluded by an intramural hematoma. SCAD mainly affects …

Objective To investigate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice in an international
cohort of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). To explore factors …

… Alice Wood has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to …
as in all things, to Mary Wood and Nick Wood for their unwavering encouragement and support…

Emancipation, manumission, and complex legalities surrounding slavery led to a number of
women of color achieving a measure of freedom and prosperity from the 1600s through the …

Aims Recently developed in-line automated cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
myocardial perfusion mapping has been shown to be reproducible and comparable with …

Aims To report the extent and distribution of myocardial injury and its impact on left ventricular
systolic function with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) following spontaneous …