Inflammation, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2005 ecent research has shown that inflammation plays a key role in coronary artery disease (CAD) and other manifestations of atherosclerosis. Immune cells dominate early atherosclerotic lesions, their effector molecules accelerate progression of the lesions,
G. Hansson
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Carotid intima media thickness and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in South Asian immigrants: could dysfunctional HDL be the missing link? [PDF]
, 2014 IntroductionSouth Asian immigrants (SAIs) in the US exhibit higher prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its risk factors compared with other ethnic populations.
Dodani, Sunita +3 more
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Inflammation, Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2014 Article types include original clinical and basic research articles, case reports, commentaries, meeting reports, methodology, perspectives. Research into inflammation, atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease, including observational studies ...
Y. Momiyama +4 more
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Infectious agents in coronary atherosclerosis [PDF]
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 1999 In 1908, Sir William Osler was the first to suggest that infection might play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis . Even though this view was not widely accepted originally, a renewed interest currently abounds regarding the contribution of infection to the pathogenesis and progression of ischemic heart disease.
Silva Neto, Luís Beck da +1 more
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Diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease. the role of ion channels [PDF]
, 2018 Diabetes mellitus is one the strongest risk factors for cardiovascular disease and, in particular, for ischemic heart disease (IHD). The pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients is complex and not fully understood: some diabetic ...
De Marchis, Marialaura +8 more
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Calcification and atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
Terapevticheskii arkhiv, 2021 Calcification is a very common phenomenon in the coronary arteries, which is part of the atherosclerotic process, and the degree of calcification can predict clinical outcomes in patients at high risk of coronary events. Both the degree of calcification and the patterns of its distribution are of prognostic importance, but the relationship of coronary ...
Elena V. Kashtanova +2 more
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Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium and Incident Heart Failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAlthough the association between coronary artery calcium (CAC) and future heart failure (HF) has been shown previously, the value of CAC progression in the prediction of HF has not been investigated.
Ambale-Venkatesh, Bharath +9 more
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Inflammatory Markers Associated With Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundDespite evidence for higher risk of coronary artery disease among HIV+ individuals, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. We investigated associations of inflammatory markers with subclinical coronary artery disease in 923 ...
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Quantification of atherosclerotic plaque volume in coronary arteries by computed tomographic angiography in subjects with and without diabetes. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is considered a cardiovascular risk factor. The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence and volume of coronary artery plaque in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) vs. those without DM.MethodsThis study recruited
An, Yun-Qiang +6 more
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Histological Analysis of Coronary Atherosclerosis at Division: A Cadaveric Study
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2022 Background: Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of mortality in India and it is predominately due to atherosclerosis. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of atherosclerosis in coronary arteries without a history of ...
Deepshikha Kori +6 more
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