Atherosclerosis is nowadays generally accepted as an inflammatory disease. It is known that
local inflammation occurs in the formation the plaques, as macrophages and other immuno …

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a cardiovascular disease that is produced due to a
deficiency of oxygen generating irreversible damage in the heart muscle. In diagnosis …

Relationship of infection, inflammation, and atherosclerosis has been a subject of intensive
investigation in recent years. Potential mechanisms whereby chronic infections may play a …

Degenerative aortic stenosis is the most common worldwide cause of valve replacement.
While it shares certain risk factors with coronary artery disease, it is not delayed or reversed …

Fibulin-1 is a fibrinogen-binding blood protein and a component of many extracellular
matrices (ECM) including those of blood vessels. In this study, the deposition patterns of …

Fibrinogen as a predictor of mortality after acute myocardial infarction: a forty-two-month
follow-up study Page 1 315 Introduction Atherosclerosis is still a high-cost disease (in terms of …

Cathepsin G (CTSG), a serine protease released from activated neutrophils, may cause
platelet activation, leading to intravascular thrombosis, thus contributing to cardiovascular …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It has been reported that the influence of plasma
fibrinogen on the incidence of myocardial infarction is related to inflammatory processes …

SciELO - Brasil - Análise de marcadores de estabilização da placa aterosclerótica após evento
coronariano agudo Análise de marcadores de estabilização da placa aterosclerótica após …

The aim of the study was to evaluate which pattern of coagulation indicators characterizes
unstable angina and, particularly, its relationship with short-term prognosis. Forty patients …