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Hypercholesterolemia contributes to the chronic inflammatory response during the progression of atherosclerosis, in part by favoring cholesterol loading in macrophages and other immune cells. However, macrophages encounter a substantial amount...
Atherosclerotic heart disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While extensive research supports cardiovascular risk factor reduction in the form of achieving evidence-based blood pressure, lipid, glucose,...
Objective: Ceramide is a signaling molecule that contributes to insulin resistance and hepatosteatosis. In the present study, we activated de novo ceramide synthesis by inducing the hepatic expression of Sptlc2...
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a new generic rosuvastatin is non-inferior to a proprietary one in terms of lipid-lowering efficacy. We also evaluated its non-lipid...
Therapeutic angiogenesis refers to strategies of inducing angiogenesis to treat diseases involving ischemic conditions. Historically, most attempts and achievements have been related to coronary and peripheral artery diseases. In this...
Vascular complications from uncontrolled hyperglycemia are the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes mellitus. Previous reports have shown a strong correlation between hyperglycemia and vascular calcification, which increases...
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the atherothrombotic and bleeding risk of discontinuing both components of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) before surgery in patients with an intracoronary...