journal circulation

(University of Rochester Medical Center) Researchers have found the first direct proof that a key protein drives the clogging of arteries in two ways, and that lowering levels of it opens them up, according to study results published in the June edition of the journal Circulation.

The work establishes cyclophilin A as an exciting target in the design of drugs against atherosclerosis, the number one cause of heart attacks and strokes, which occur when vessels become completely blocked.

(American Heart Association) The American Heart Association has named the editor of Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Scheduled to launch in mid-July, the journal is the latest in a series of six new titles to be published under the banner of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Having a big waist may raise women's death rates, even in women who aren't overweight, researchers report in the journal Circulation.

Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14 edition of the journal Circulation Research.

In the current issue of the journal Circulation, a research team from the Medical University of South Carolina's Heart and Vascular Center report their initial experience with a novel imaging technique that enables comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease based on a single computerized tomographic scan.