Heart

Publication Title: 
Folia Morphologica

A comparison of the data published in anatomy textbooks and anthropological tables does not reveal any change in basic heart dimensions during the period since the beginning of the 20th century to nowadays. However, normal values of many other parameters have changed up to 30% over the same period. These changes may be caused by the acceleration phenomenon or the extension of average lifespan.

Author(s): 
Skwarek, M.
Grzybiak, M.
Kosi?ski, A.
Hreczecha, J.
Publication Title: 
Archives Des Maladies Du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux

Born in Arles on February 21st 1875, Madame J. C. was the oldest registered human being. She died on August 4th 1997 at the age of 122 years, the record for longevity probably for a long moment. Based on this unique case and a review of the literature, the authors describe the mechanical, physiological and clinical aspects of normal cardiac ageing. The diseases of the elderly which accelerate the process of physiological ageing are then reviewed.

Author(s): 
MÈry, D.
Veux, C.
Hiddoud, A.
Si Ahmed, S.
LËbre, V.
Publication Title: 
Disease Models & Mechanisms

Cardiac fibrosis is critically involved in the adverse remodeling accompanying dilated cardiomyopathies (DCMs), which leads to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure (HF). Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a profibrotic cytokine, plays a key role in this deleterious process. Some beneficial effects of IGF1 on cardiomyopathy have been described, but its potential role in improving DCM is less well characterized.

Author(s): 
Touvron, Melissa
Escoubet, Brigitte
Mericskay, Mathias
Angelini, Aude
Lamotte, Luciane
Santini, Maria Paola
Rosenthal, Nadia
Daegelen, Dominique
Tuil, David
Decaux, Jean-FranÁois
Publication Title: 
Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology

The protective effect of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression in cardiovascular disease has been previously demonstrated using transgenic animal models in which HO-1 is constitutively overexpressed in the heart. However, the temporal requirements for protection by HO-1 induction relative to injury have not been investigated, but are essential to employ HO-1 as a therapeutic strategy in human cardiovascular disease states.

Author(s): 
Hull, Travis D.
Bolisetty, Subhashini
DeAlmeida, Angela C.
Litovsky, Silvio H.
Prabhu, Sumanth D.
Agarwal, Anupam
George, James F.
Publication Title: 
Biological Chemistry

The prevalence of heart diseases, such as coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure, increases with age. Optimal therapeutic interventions that antagonize aging may reduce the occurrence and mortality of adult heart diseases. We discuss here how molecular mechanisms mediating life span extension affect aging of the heart and its resistance to pathological insults. In particular, we review our recent findings obtained from transgenic mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of Sirt1, which demonstrated delayed aging and protection against oxidative stress in the heart.

Author(s): 
Hsu, Chiao-Po
Odewale, Ibrahim
Alcendor, Ralph R.
Sadoshima, Junichi
Publication Title: 
Przeglad Lekarski

The article presents different aspects of the connection between human heart and kidneys. This connection is evident in the symbolism of the Old Testament of the Bible, organ donation as the manifestation of the love of our neighbor, endocrinological and sexual dysfunction, and finally in searching for biological determinants of finer feelings. In the Old Testament tradition kidneys were thought to be human spirit's dwelling. Moreover, the simultaneous studying of kidneys and heart meant profound understanding of the matter.

Author(s): 
Marczewski, Krzysztof
Sawicka, Agnieszka
Publication Title: 
Global Advances in Health and Medicine: Improving Healthcare Outcomes Worldwide

This article explores the role of the heart in emotional experience, as well as how learning to shift the rhythms of the heart into a more coherent state makes it possible to establish a new inner baseline reference that allows access to our heart's intuitive capacities and deeper wisdom. The nature and types of intuition and the connection between intuition and compassionate action are discussed.

Author(s): 
McCraty, Rollin
Zayas, Maria
Publication Title: 
Health Marketing Quarterly

Pictures and images are important aspects in fundraising advertising and could generate more donations. In two experimental studies, we examined the effect of various pictures of hearts on compliance with a request for organ donations. The solicitor wore a white tee shirt where various forms of hearts were printed: symbolic versus realistic (first experiment), none versus symbolic versus realistic (second experiment). Results showed that more compliance was found in the realistic heart experimental condition whereas the symbolic heart form had no significant effect.

Author(s): 
Jacob, CÈline
GuÈguen, Nicolas
Publication Title: 
Military Surgeon
Author(s): 
Schneck, J. M.
Publication Title: 
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Author(s): 
Kleinsorge, H.
Klumbies, G.

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