A negative relationship between heart function indices and elevated plasma levels of ANP [ 116], N-terminal pro-ANP [ 87] and, recently, for BNP [ 117] and NT-proBNP [ 93] has been reported in human septic shock.
Over twenty years of published research on HRV coherence and clinical studies have demonstrated the critical link between emotions, heart function and cognitive performance.
The correlations displayed in Figs. 3 and 4, however, clearly show the direct coupling between inspiratory effort, components of heart function, and lung comet score in fit and SCUBA-trained healthy men.
We conclude that, although significant physiological and morphological changes occurred in heart function and structure between 12 and 39 mo of age, these changes did not likely contribute to mortality.
Three biologic pathways, which probably co-occur, have been established: pulmonary oxidative stress leading to systemic inflammatory response; activation of receptors in the lungs that connect to the autonomous nervous system resulting in changes to the vasculature, blood, and heart function; and direct interaction between ultrafine particles and blood cells or the endothelium (2).
The angiogram showed significant blockage in a number of coronary arteries, normal heart function and no heart attack.
This suggests that the old mutants had decreased heart function and may have experienced heart failure.
Tables 3 and 4 presents the correlation between FABP4 and NT-proBNP, the other heart function tests and the metabolic characteristics of the HF patients.
With age, heart function declines and the prevalence of heart disease is dramatically increased.
