The concept of mild chronic vascular inflammation as part of the pathophysiology of
cardiovascular disease, most importantly hypertension and atherosclerosis, has been well …

Smoking is a significant independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is a leading
cause of structural and functional alterations of the cardiovascular system. Increasing …

Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, while a variety of
antioxidants has been used in clinical studies, during the past few years, for the prevention …

This review article is intended to describe the strong relationship between oxidative stress
and vascular disease. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in the …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and reduced quality of life, proven by
the latest data of the Global Burden of Disease Study, and is only gaining in prevalence …

Experimental and clinical studies suggest that oxidative stress contributes to the
development and progression of cardiovascular disease. However, clinical trials with classic …

There is now a large body of population studies showing for the therapeutic use of
antioxidants appears to be sound that diets high in fruits and vegetables, ie foods rich in but …

Current hypotheses favour the concept that lowering oxidative stress can have a health
benefit. Free radicals can be overproduced or the natural antioxidant system defenses …

Inflammation triggered by oxidative stress is the cause of much, perhaps even most, chronic
human disease including human aging. The oxidative stress originates mainly in …

An abnormal production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the subsequent decrease in
vascular bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) have long been proposed to be the common …