Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are disorders associated with the heart and circulatory
system. Atherosclerosis is its major underlying cause. CVDs are chronic and can remain …

Acute aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening condition with a lethality rate of 1 to 2%
per hour after onset of symptoms in untreated patients. Therefore, its prompt and proper …

Obesity is increasingly prevalent and is associated with substantial cardiovascular risk.
Adipose tissue distribution and morphology play a key role in determining the degree of …

Endothelial dysfunction is a key event in cardiovascular disease. Measurement of
endothelial dysfunction in vivo presents a major challenge, but has important implications …

Background: We sought to evaluate the association between prehypertension status and
inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, white blood cells, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis …

Pathways leading from obesity to the manifestations of metabolic syndrome involve a
number of metabolic risk factors, as well as adipokines, mediators of inflammatory response …

This review is to examine the current literatures on the relationship between periodontitis
and hypertension as well as to explore the possible biological pathways underlying the …

Circulating monocytes and tissue macrophages play complex roles in the pathogenesis of
hypertension, a highly prevalent disease associated with catastrophic cardiovascular …

Inflammatory mechanisms are important participants in the pathophysiology of hypertension
and cardiovascular disease. The identification of useful markers of inflammation, of new …

The link between inappropriate salt retention in the kidney and hypertension is well
recognized. However, growing evidence suggests that the immune system can play …