Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) most frequently presents with pain during
ambulation, which is known as" intermittent claudication". Some relief of symptoms is …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, characterized by the accumulation of
macrophage-derived foam cells in the vessel wall and accompanied by the production of a …

Background—Inflammatory processes have fundamental roles in stroke in both the etiology
of ischemic cerebrovascular disease and the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia. We …

Review Page 1 British Journal of Haematology, 2001, 115, 3ą12 Review INTERLEUKIN 6 AND
HAEMOSTASIS Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a 26 kDa protein produced by many cell types including …

Atherosclerosis is increasingly recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease. Although a
variety of inflammatory markers (ie, C-reactive protein) have been associated with …

Background—Several microorganisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of
atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that infections may predispose to atherosclerosis by …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western
countries. Atherosclerosis, the background for many cardiovascular diseases, is …

Cardiovascular disease, of which atherosclerosis is an important component, is the leading
cause of death in the western world. Although there are well-defined risk factors for …

Background—We recently described autoantibodies (angiotensin-1 receptor autoantibodies,
AT1-AA) directed at the AT1 receptor in the serum of preeclamptic patients, whose placentas …

Attributes of Chlamydia pneumoniae of potential importance to a relationship with
atherosclerosis are described. Among these are that C. pneumoniae is not new. It is unique …