Atherosclerosis is a well-known global health problem. Despite the high prevalence of the
disease, numerous aspects of pathogenesis remain unclear. Subsequently, there are still no …

Atherosclerosis, the primary cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a chronic
inflammatory disorder in the walls of medium and large arteries. CVD is currently …

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

Over the past two decades, the viewpoint of atherosclerosis has been replaced gradually by
a lipiddriven, chronic, low-grade inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. Current treatment …

Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic diseases (CIRD) are at increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD), ascribed not only to classical risk factors, but also to the …

Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of heart disease and stroke and is thus the underlying
pathology of the leading causes of death in the western world. Although risk can be reduced …

Atherosclerosis demonstrates an increased rate of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)
plasticity characterized by switching from the differentiated contractile phenotype to a de …

The notion of atherosclerosis as a chronic inflammatory disease has intensified research on
the role of cytokines and the way these molecules act and interact to initiate and sustain …

Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the arteries, is responsible for most
deaths in westernized societies with numbers increasing at a marked rate in developing …

Chronic subclinical inflammation is a central process in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and it has been linked with both the initiation and progression of …