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Good fat or bad fat?

Posted on April 8, 2016 by cb_cb

EDITORIAL Burning fat to increase metabolic rates G. D. Lopaschuk Read the editorial ORIGINAL ARTICLES Brown adipose tissue and the genetics of obesity Ande Satyanarayana, PhD Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular Oncology & Biomarkers Program, Georgia Regents University …
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Heart and Metabolism n° 69 – Editorial

Posted on April 8, 2016 by cb_cb

Burning fat to increase metabolic rates Correspondence: Dr Gary Lopaschuk, 423 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, T6G 2S2 E-mail: gary.lopaschuk@ualberta.ca The concept of “bad cholesterol” versus “good cholesterol” has received considerable attention in both the scientific …
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Diabetes: is it enough to control blood glucose?

Posted on November 25, 2015 by cb_cb

EDITORIAL Cardiovascular events in diabetics: a great challenge and an unsolved problem M. Marzilli Read the editorial ORIGINAL ARTICLES Diabetes and ischemia: similarities in cardiac energy metabolism Tariq R. Altamimi, BSc and Gary D. Lopaschuk, PhD Cardiovascular Translational Science Institute …
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Heart and Metabolism n° 68 – Editorial

Posted on November 25, 2015 by cb_cb

Cardiovascular events in diabetics: a great challenge and an unsolved problem Correspondence: Professor Mario Marzilli, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa, 2, 56100 Pisa, Italy The prevalence of diabetes in adults worldwide was estimated to be 2.8% in …
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MicroRNAs

Posted on January 19, 2015 by cb_cb

EDITORIAL The rapid emergence of microRNAs as a therapeutic target to treat cardiovascular disease G. D. Lopaschuk Read the editorial ORIGINAL ARTICLES MicroRNA therapeutics for cardiovascular disease E. van Rooij anti-miR, cardiovascular disease, microRNA; miRNA mimic, therapeutics anti-miR, cardiovascular disease, …
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Heart and Metabolism n° 65 – Editorial

Posted on January 19, 2015 by cb_cb

The rapid emergence of microRNAs as a therapeutic target to treat cardiovascular disease? Gary D. Lopaschuk, PhD, MSc, BSc; Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute,. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Correspondence: Dr Gary D. Lopaschuk, 423 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of …
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Heart failure and metabolic disease

Posted on December 2, 2013 by cb_cb

EDITORIAL The metabolic contribution to heart failure Gary D. Lopaschuk Read the editorial ORIGINAL ARTICLES The metabolic basis for the obesity paradox in heart failure Stephan von Haehling Heart failure, muscle, obesity, obesity paradox Heart failure, muscle, obesity, obesity paradox …
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Inflame my plaque (inflammation and atherosclerosis)

Posted on November 14, 2013 by cb_cb

EDITORIAL Inflammation in atherosclerosis: casualty or causality? M. Marber Read the editorial ORIGINAL ARTICLES Macrophages: cause or cure in atherosclerosis? M. Bennett Apoptosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation, macrophages macrophages, atherosclerosis, monocytes, inflammation ORIGINAL ARTICLES The role of inflammation in atherosclerosis: what we …
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Where is the resistance?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by cb_cb

EDITORIAL Where is the resistance? M. Marzilli Read the editorial BASIC ARTICLE Pressure drops along coronary vasculature G. Guarini and M. Marzilli Coronary microvasculature, coronary resistance, coronary stenosis, perfusion pressure Coronary physiology, flow induced dilation, myogenic control, coronary stenosis, myocardial …
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Coronary revascularization

Posted on March 26, 2013 by cb_cb

EDITORIAL Re-evaluating revascularization M. Marber Read the editorial BASIC ARTICLE Coronary flow and physiology beyond the stenosis M. Siebes Control of coronary blood flow, coronary artery stenosis, coronary microcirculation, myocardial perfusion Control of coronary blood flow, Coronary artery stenosis, Coronary …
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