Ischemic heart disease still represents a large burden on individuals and health care
resources worldwide. By conventions, it is equated with atherosclerotic plaque due to flow …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive disease that involves damage to the intima,
inflammatory cell recruitment and the accumulation of lipids followed by calcification and …

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Background and aims Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been recently
investigated as a novel inflammatory and prognostic marker. SII may be used as an indicator …

Background This study sought to elucidate the associations of cardiometabolic index (CMI),
as a metabolism-related index, with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among the older …

Background: Several perioperative inflammatory markers are postulated to be significant
factors for long-term survival after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) …

People living with HIV have a 1.5-to 2-fold increased risk of develo** cardiovascular
disease. Despite treatment with highly effective antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and atherosclerosis the
principal factor underlying cardiovascular events. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory …

Atherosclerotic plaques impair vascular function and can lead to arterial obstruction and
tissue ischaemia. Rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque within a coronary artery can result in …

Atherosclerosis is the focal expression of a systemic disease affecting medium‐and large‐
sized arteries, in which traditional cardiovascular risk factor and immune factors play a key …