From Cardiovascular Prevention and Differential Diagnosis to the Treatment of Myocardial Damage—Experimental and Human Perspectives.

This article, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, presents a special issue titled "Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Disease: Molecular Perspective 2.0." The issue includes six contributions, consisting of five original articles and one review, that focus on molecular aspects of cardiovascular disease. The articles cover various topics such as the role of plasma galectin-4 in stroke, the protective effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system, the modulation of collagen synthesis after myocardial infarction, the effects of vitamin C on cardiac fibroblasts, the potential use of procalcitonin in the differential diagnosis of vasculitis, and an overview of Takotsubo syndrome. While the findings presented in these studies are promising, further research is needed to fully understand their clinical implications. [Extracted from the article]