Endothelial dysfunction is involved in the development of atherosclerosis, which precedes
asymptomatic structural vascular alterations as well as clinical manifestations of …

The discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as a crucial endothe-lium-derived molecule for vascular
relaxation and the recognition of the endothelium as more than a passive interface between …

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

The endothelium forms an important part of the vasculature and is involved in promoting an
atheroprotective environment via the complementary actions of endothelial cell-derived …

Atherosclerosis represents the most common pathological substrate of coronary heart
disease (CHD), and the characterization of the disease as a chronic low-grade inflammatory …

There is intense interest in mechanisms whereby low-grade inflammation could interact with
conventional and novel vascular risk factors to promote the atheromatous lesion. Patients …

Chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and
increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). As the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is …

Atherothrombosis is no longer considered solely a disorder of lipoprotein accumulation in
the arterial wall. Rather, the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions is currently …