Modern societies are experiencing an increasing trend of reduced sleep duration, with
nocturnal sleeping time below the recommended ranges for health. Epidemiological and …

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

While risk scores are invaluable tools for adapted preventive strategies, a significant gap
exists between predicted and actual event rates. Additional tools to further stratify the risk of …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a short pentraxin mainly found as a pentamer in the circulation,
or as non-soluble monomers CRP (mCRP) in tissues, exerting different functions. This …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients≥ 80
years of age. Nonetheless, older patients have typically been under-represented in …

Background—Limited attention has been paid to negative cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk
markers despite their potential to improve medical decision making. We compared 13 …

The inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) adds prognostic
information on cardiovascular risk comparable to blood pressure or cholesterol. Values< 1, 1 …

Immunoglobulin (IgG) glycosylation is a complex enzymatically controlled process, essential
for the structure and function of IgG. IgG glycome is relatively stable in the state of …

Objectives: The authors sought to evaluate the plaque-modifying effects of low-dose
colchicine therapy plus optimal medical therapy (OMT) in patients post-acute coronary …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is well-recognized as a sensitive biomarker of inflammation.
Association of elevations in plasma/serum CRP level with disease state has received …