Inflammation is an essential immune response for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. In
a general sense, acute and chronic inflammation are different types of adaptive response …

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. The inflammation response during and after AMI is common and seems to play a …

Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) and atherosclerosis share common vascular risk
factors such as arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Adipocytokines and CD34+ …

Adipocytes are nowadays recognised as cells able to produce and secrete a large variety of
active substances termed adipokines, which exert direct effects on vascular cells. Among …

Background Angiographic coronary lesion complexity has been reported to predict plaque
vulnerability. It is important to develop a noninvasive blood biomarker for accurate …

Coronary atherosclerosis is the pathophysiologic background of coronary artery disease.
Vascular calcification is an actively regulated form of calcified tissue metabolism and a …

After a myocardial infarction, the inflammatory response is connected to major adverse
outcomes such as ischemia-reperfusion injury, adverse cardiac remodeling, infarct size and …

Previous studies suggested that the adipocytokines, adiponectin and leptin, are associated
with the progression and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study …

Context: Leptin is produced in white adipose tissue, but also in human coronary
atherosclerotic lesions. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the prognostic value of …

Background: Our group has previously reported that visceral adipose tissue (VAT)
accumulation was associated with the extent and vulnerable characteristics of coronary …