Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis and diabetes are responsible
for major social and health burden as millions of people are dying every year. Out of which …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic vascular inflammatory disease associated to oxidative stress
and endothelial dysfunction. Oxidation of low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is one of …

Plasma levels of the inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
predict vascular risk with an effect estimate as large as that of total or high-density …

Recent clinical trials have now firmly established that inflammation participates causally in
human atherosclerosis. These observations point the way toward novel treatments that add …

Inflammatory biomarkers play a pivotal role in atherosclerotic lesions. The plasma levels of
these markers are predictive of adverse outcomes such as myocardial infarction and …

With cardiovascular disease (CVD) being a primary source of global morbidity and mortality,
it is crucial that we understand the molecular pathophysiological mechanisms at play …

Atherosclerosis represents the most common pathological substrate of coronary heart
disease (CHD), and the characterization of the disease as a chronic low-grade inflammatory …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been associated with the so-called traditional risk
factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and cigarette smoking. Chronic …

Even two centuries after they were first described, atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis
remain among the leading causes of death worldwide. Over the last decades it has become …

Despite major advances in prevention and treatment, cardiac and cerebral atherothrombotic
complications still account for substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this context …