Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is predominately caused by vascular risk factors and
cerebrovascular disease. VCI includes a broad spectrum of cognitive disorders, from mild …

Atherosclerosis is a key pathological process that causes a plethora of pathologies,
including coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and ischemic stroke. The silent …

As the global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) rises, public health-related
interventions aimed at prevention of heart disease have gained medical attention. Clinical …

Aging is closely associated with atherosclerosis. Macrophages accumulate in
atherosclerotic lesions contributing to the development and progression of atherosclerosis …

Abstract Development of structural atherosclerosis, an established cardiovascular risk factor,
requires hematopoietic stem cells known as CD34-positive cells. However, an inverse …

Background Common carotid artery and internal carotid artery intima‐media thicknesses
(IMT) are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and increase with age. Using age …

Atherosclerosis, caused by a variety of extrinsic risk factors, is the major cause of the
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases that bring high mortality and morbidity …

Obesity is considered one of the independent risk factors for atherosclerosis and is strongly
correlated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Previous studies showed carotid …

Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) is a potent environmental determinant of health.
To our knowledge, no assessment of genotype-environment interaction has been conducted …

Preeclampsia is a worldwide pregnancy complication with serious short-and long-term
maternal and neonatal consequences. Our understanding of preeclampsia pathophysiology …