OP-EHEA191011_online 2313..2340 Page 1 Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus …

Inflammation constitutes a complex, highly conserved cascade of molecular and cellular
events. Inflammation has been labeled as “the fire within,” is highly regulated, and is critical …

Background: The future risk of myocardial infarction is commonly assessed using
cardiovascular risk scores, coronary artery calcium score, or coronary artery stenosis …

Background Coronary artery inflammation inhibits adipogenesis in adjacent perivascular fat.
A novel imaging biomarker—the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI)—captures coronary …

Background Coronary inflammation induces dynamic changes in the balance between
water and lipid content in perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT), as captured by perivascular …

Although coronary thrombus overlying a disrupted atherosclerotic plaque has long been
considered the hallmark and the primary therapeutic target for acute myocardial infarction …

Over the last 3 decades there have been substantial improvements in treatments aimed at
reducing cardiovascular (CV) events. As these treatments have been developed, there have …

Abstract Evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary computed tomography
angiography (CCTA) has seen a paradigm shift in the last decade. Evidence increasingly …

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) accompanies the development of advanced
atherosclerosis. Its role in atherosclerosis holds great interest because the presence and …

Abstract Rudolph Virchow (1821–1902) recognized inflammation in histological
preparations of coronary arteries and proposed that inflammation plays a causal role in …