The role of dietary fiber in the prevention of cardiovascular disease has received increasing
attention as data have accumulated. Recent cohort studies have found a consistent …

Background: The optimal management of patients found to have multivessel disease while
undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) for ST-segment elevation …

Background Coronary atherosclerosis is a systemic chronic inflammatory disease with
variable occurrence and progression. Some laboratory parameters, such as the neutrophil …

AIM: To evaluate recent human studies with respect to the interpretation of whether elevated
plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) cause cardiovascular disease (CVD), or whether …

The effects of e-cigarette (e-cig) aerosol inhalation by nonsmokers have not been examined
to date. The present study was designed to evaluate the acute response to aerosol …

Enlarged adipocytes are associated with insulin resistance and are an independent
predictor of type 2 diabetes. To understand the molecular link between these diseases and …

Aims It remains unknown what percentage of patients treated with percutaneous coronary
artery intervention (PCI) have high residual inflammatory risk (RIR). Moreover, the impact of …

Background—Both endothelial cell activation and macrophage activation play a significant
role in atherogenesis and atheromatous plaque vulnerability and may determine rapid …

Aims Rupture of the fibrous cap (RFC) and erosion of an intact fibrous cap (IFC) are the two
predominant mechanisms causing acute coronary syndromes (ACS). It is uncertain whether …

Objectives: We investigated factors for carotid artery inflammation by [18F]-
fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). Background: Inflammation …