The stimulation changed the influence of the nervous system on the heart by reducing the nervous signals that can drive failing hearts too hard. (sciencedaily.com)
Dogs and cats with failing hearts tend to have lower than normal TP levels — probably due to poor circulation in their liver where albumin is made and pooling of protein - rich fluids in their chest and abdomen. (2ndchance.info)
Prabhu and colleagues propose that early damage in failing hearts causes the release of proteins, possibly belonging to a class called alarmins, which are engulfed by and activate a larger than normal number of macrophages and dendritic cells that reside in the heart. (sciencedaily.com)