Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall, characterized by the
formation of plaques containing lipid, connective tissue and immune cells in the intima of …

Background Inflammation links to atherosclerosis and its complications in various
experimental investigations. Animal studies have implicated numerous inflammatory …

Plasma levels of the inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
predict vascular risk with an effect estimate as large as that of total or high-density …

Inflammatory processes are firmly established as central to the development and
complications of cardiovascular diseases. Elevated levels of inflammatory markers have …

Experimental work has elucidated molecular and cellular pathways of inflammation that
promote atherosclerosis. Unraveling the roles of cytokines as inflammatory messengers …

Diabetes mellitus is increasing at an alarming rate and has become a global challenge.
Insulin resistance in target tissues and a relative deficiency of insulin secretion from …

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

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) results from build-up of cholesterol-rich
plaques in the walls of the coronary arteries and is a leading cause of death. Inflammation is …

Atherosclerosis, formerly considered a bland lipid storage disease, actually involves an
ongoing inflammatory response. Recent advances in basic science have established a …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Because high plasma concentrations of
cholesterol, in particular those of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, are one of the …