Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease within the arterial wall that is responsible for
several important adverse vascular events, including coronary artery disease, myocardial …

The view of atherosclerosis as an inflammatory disease has emerged from observations of
immune activation and inflammatory signalling in human atherosclerotic lesions, from the …

Abstract Rudolph Virchow (1821–1902) recognized inflammation in histological
preparations of coronary arteries and proposed that inflammation plays a causal role in …

The concept that inflammation participates pivotally in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
and its complications has gained considerable attention, but has not yet entered clinical …

There is accumulating evidence that vascular inflammation plays critical roles in
pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. It is widely accepted that both innate and adaptive …

Atherosclerosis, the cause of myocardial infarction, stroke, and ischemic gangrene, is an
inflammatory disease. The atherosclerotic process is initiated when cholesterol-containing …

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

Chronic inflammation is a central pathogenic mechanism of atherosclerosis induction and
progression. Vascular inflammation is associated with accelerated onset of late …

Inflammation and Atherosclerosis | Circulation Science Volunteer Warning signs SearchSearch
Advanced Search Donate Circulation logo Hello Guest! MY ALERTS SIGN IN JOIN …

Atherosclerotic lesion-related thrombosis is the major cause of myocardial infarction and
stroke, which together constitute the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The inflammatory …