Heart failure: key points and recent developments in management

Recent Developments in Heart Failure.

Atrial remodelling in heart failure: recent developments and relevance for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

As specialized compartments of the heart, the atria feature unique mechanical and structural properties that differ considerably from those of the ventricular myocardium. Beyond their contribution to cardiac output as a reservoir, conduit, and booster pump at different phases of the cardiac cycle, the atria determine heart rhythm, regularity, and rate (chronotropy). They also function as mechan...

Rational Points on Hyperelliptic Curves: Recent Developments

We give an overview over recent results concerning rational points on hyperelliptic curves. One result says that ‘most’ hyperelliptic curves of high genus have very few rational points. Another result gives a bound on the number of rational points in terms of the genus and the Mordell-Weil rank, provided the latter is sufficiently small. The first result relies on work by Bhargava and Gross on ...

Phytoestrogens: recent developments

Phytoestrogens are polyphenolic non-steroidal plant compounds with estrogen like activity exerted through estrogen receptors. These receptors are distributed in several tissues such as male and female reproductive systems, bones, cardiovascular and central nervous systems. These natural phenolic compounds include isoflavonoids, flavonoids, lignans and stilbenes. Isoflavonoids are the most studi...

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Liver Diseases and Recent Developments

Introduction: The intestine, as an important part of the human gastrointestinal tract, provides a favorable milieu for the growth and development of a diverse and large population (approximately 1000 species) of bacteria. Currently, the presence of a cohesive relationship between intestinal bacteria and the host is being well studied and identified. According to the available scientific evidenc...