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

Retroperitoneal fibrosis encompasses a range of diseases characterised by the presence of
a fibro-inflammatory tissue, which usually surrounds the abdominal aorta and the iliac …

The atherosclerotic lesion contains large numbers of macrophages and T lymphocytes. This
suggests that a cellular immune response may take place in the lesion, and oxidized …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Its lesions are filled with immune cells that can
orchestrate and effect inflammatory responses. In fact, the first lesions of atherosclerosis …

Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF), reviewed herein, is a rare fibro-inflammatory
disease that develops around the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries, and spreads into …

In this unifying hypothesis directed to the etiology and pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, the
importance of focal arterial lesion‐prone sites has been emphasized. Key initial participants …

Atherothrombotic diseases are still major causes of inability and mortality and fighting
atherothrombosis remains a public health priority. The involvement of repeated intraplaque …

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical manifestations, laboratory results, imaging findings, and
treatments in patients with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) seen at Mayo Clinic in …

BACKGROUND: Chronic periaortitis includes idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis,
inflammatory aneurysms of the abdominal aorta, and perianeurysmal retroperitoneal …

Sixty patients with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis presenting between 1965 and 1984 are
reviewed. Their mean age at presentation was 56 years and the male: female ratio was 3: 1 …