Regular exercise offers protection against all-cause mortality, primarily by protection against
cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The latter disorders have been …

During the past decade, our understanding of the pathophysiology of coronary artery
disease (CAD) has undergone a remarkable evolution. We review here how these advances …

Endothelial dysfunction is a well established response to cardiovascular risk factors and
precedes the development of atherosclerosis. Endothelial dysfunction is involved in lesion …

Background Statins lower the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and C-
reactive protein (CRP). Whether this latter property affects clinical outcomes is unknown …

Background Atherosclerosis is a chronic, systemic, and diffuse disease with focal
complications in different vascular beds. The mechanisms by which a specific site is …

Atherosclerotic disease remains the leading cause of death in industrialized nations despite
major advances in its diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The increasing epidemic of …

This literature review summarizes current knowledge on the systemic levels of selected
markers of inflammation in periodontitis. From samples of peripheral blood the following …

Objective To examine the risk of clinical coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with age‐and sex‐matched non‐RA subjects, and to …

Background—Secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease by≈ 30%.
This effect is larger than one would expect on the basis of the risks associated with active …

Chronic inflammation is a key feature of vascular disease states such as atherosclerosis.
Multiple clinical studies have shown that a class of medications termed statins lower …