Journal of Heart and Cardiovascular Science

Previously published study has demonstrated that stress in the plasma membrane can contribute to the mechanical activation of mechanosensitive channels (e.g. BKCa), though the possibility for the involvement of ancillary proteins in the activation cannot be ruled out. However, the activation of BKCa channel is unclear.

The aim of this paper was to observe the influencing socioeconomic variables in enhancing the obesity and heart disease simultaneously among Bangladeshi adults of 18 years and above. The adults were interviewed from different urban and semi-urban diagnostic clinics by some nurses with the help of medical assistants working in the clinics when the adults were visiting the clinics for suggested blood test.

The paper dealt with analytical results of data collected from 995 adults of 18 years and above living in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. The analysis was done to identify some socioeconomic variables which were responsible for the prevalence of hypertension in adults of 18 years and above.

Despite numerous advances in coronary intervention techniques, in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains the Achilles heel of interventional cardiology. The incidence of ISR varies from 10-50% and depends on the absence or presence of several risk factors such as small vessel size, longer lesions, and diabetes.

Percutaneous treatment of coronary bifurcation is a typical area where controversy regarding stenting techniques is still there. While provisional stenting (PS) of the side branch is a practical and effective technique, there is a number of cases where two stent techniques are needed.