Relationship between free circulating DNA levels, ejection fraction and brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with chronic heart failure: prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is one of the most serious problems in cardiovascular diseases, requiring accurate diagnosis and treatment.The search for new laboratory markers of CHF can improve the accuracy of diagnosis and identify the severity of the patients condition.AIM: Our aim was to study the relationship between the levels of fre

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Airway Epithelial-Derived Immune Mediators in COVID-19

The airway epithelium, which lines the conducting airways, is central to the defense of the lungs against inhaled particulate matter and pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.Recognition of pathogens results in the activation of an innate and intermediate immune response which involves the release of cytokines and chemokines

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