Myocardial infarction; Glucose--Metabolism; Mitochondrial DNA
Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA. During the development of heart failure, many cardiac parameters change at the same time including fuel metabolism, oxidative stress and mitochondrial function. Each of these...
Heart failure is the most frequent cause of mortality in western countries. Currently, there is no cure treatment for heart failure and the long term survival rate following heart failure is poor, with one third of patients dying within a year of...
The fundamental question of the exact nature of the role played by TNF in the failing myocardium remains one of contention. Many preclinical studies have demonstrated beneficial effects with TNF antagonism and recently the dichotomous role played...
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common complication leading to accelerated cardiovascular failure in diabetic patients. Even though the exact mechanism(s) behind this disease still remain unclear, research from several laboratories including our...
Background The anthracycline doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used as an effective antineoplastic drug. Cardiotoxicity leading to congestive heart failure is the primary factor limiting the clinical use of DOX. However, although a variety of approaches...
Hemolysis (red cells lysis) caused by fluid stresses in flows within hypodermic needles, blood pumps, artificial hearts and other cardiovascular devices, is one of the major concerns during the design and use of cardiovascular or blood-processing...
Two cracked hearts hanging from a pine bough. They are connected to each other and then to a bell by a chain. The full inscription on the card reads, "Broken hearts are good as new, / if they are mended well - / so if this appeals to you /...
Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis; Diagnostic imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Imaging systems in medicine
Many cardiac diseases, such as myocardial ischemia, secondary to coronary artery disease, may be identified and localized through the analysis of cardiac deformations. Early efforts for quantifying ventricular wall motion used surgical implantation...
Two cupids on a wall or balcony. One holds a drawn bow and arrow; the other holds roses. Two pierced hearts float in the air near the two cupids. A pair of doves nestle nearby. The cupids are near an urn full of flowers. Postmarked 1909 on verso.
Two cupids holding two hearts between them; the hearts are bound together with ribbon. One cupid is kneeling in front of the other. Printing information dates this card to before the first World War.
Two interlocking hearts pierced by a golden arrow. The hearts lie on a bed of flowers. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons in the Valentine postcards series, no. 2665. Printing information dates this card to before the first World War.
Two intertwined hearts made of garlands of purple flowers. "To my darling" is spelled out in flowers. Behind the hearts is a landscape with a lake or pond. Copyright Davidson Brothers, 1909. Serie [sic] 163.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Great Britain--History--16th century; Great Britain--History--17th century
Of all the arts drama is the most democratic. Other forms of artistic and aesthetic expression, literature, music, painting, may be cultivated in solitude. Not so the drama. It is demanded by the public; produced for the public and unless it is...
Woman with long black hair standing in profile, near roses. She may be holding the roses. She is framed in a heart. The card is decorated with flowers and hearts. Address information dates this card to no later than 1914.
Cupids; Valentines; Top hats; Umbrellas; Luggage; Hearts
Naked cupid in a large top hat. He holds a large black umbrella and a group of hearts on a string. He stands with his hand on the handle of a large suitcase with travel stickers on it to destinations such as "the Dove Cote." Published by...
Boy holds heart on pulley. He stands in a ring of blue flowers with other hearts suspended from ropes. There is a rhyme printed on the front of the card: "Farewell care, and farewell woe; I will no longer pine; for I believe I have her heart...
Cupid sitting in swing that hangs from a bunch of blue flowers. Hearts hang down from the flowers. There is an additional inscription, "My Valentine is sweet and fair, / Therefore I offer my heart to her." Copyrighted, "printing...
Cupid sits on the ground by pile of hearts, some of them pierced with arrows. His quiver of arrows lies nearby. An inscription is printed at the bottom of the card: "My heart, one of Cupid's collection, / Pleads ardently for your...
Woman is heart-shaped frame. She has a red rose in her hair and purple flowers and hearts decorate the rest of the card. Address information dates this card to no later than 1914.
