Atherosclerosis

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Atherosclerosis

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Alcohol Consumption and Carotid Artery Structure in Older French Adults. The Three-City Study. (Stroke)

Alcohol consumption and coronary calcification in a general population. (Arch Intern Med)

Alcohol intake is not associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. (Am Heart J)

An update on alcohol and atherosclerosis. (Curr Opin Lipidol)

Angiotensin in atherosclerosis. (Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens)

Antiinflammatory properties of HDL. (Circ Res)

Apoptosis in atheroclerosis: implications for plaque destabilization. (Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg)

Arterial stiffness, wave reflections, and the risk of coronary artery disease. (Circulation)

Asymptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease predicted cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a 7-year follow-up study. (J Clin Epidemiol)

Atherothrombosis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention. (J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash DC))

Blood Vessel Function and Cognition in Elderly Patients With Atherosclerosis. (Stroke)

Changes in the atherogenic risk factor profile according to degree of weight loss. (Arch Dis Child)

Changes of homocysteine levels and arterial endothelial function in patients with high risk of coronary artery disease after 6-month folic acid supplementation. (Acta Cardiol)

Dietary fats, carbohydrate, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women. (Am J Clin Nutr)

Does supplemental vitamin C increase cardiovascular disease risk in women with diabetes? (Am J Clin Nutr)

Early onset of subclinical atherosclerosis in young persons with type 1 diabetes. (J Pediatr)

Endothelial dysfunction and coronary atherosclerosis. (Curr Drug Targets Cardiovasc Haematol Disord)

Estrogens and atherosclerosis. (Eur J Endocrinol)

Exaggerated blood pressure responses during mental stress are prospectively related to enhanced carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged Finnish men. (Circulation)

Flaxseed reduces plasma cholesterol and atherosclerotic lesion formation in ovariectomized Golden Syrian hamsters. (Atherosclerosis)

[Green tea polyphenols inhibit low-density lipoprotein-induced proliferation of rat vascular smooth muscle cells] (Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao)

HDL and inflammation in atherosclerosis. (Curr Drug Targets Immune Endocr Metabol Disord)

Inflammation and Atherosclerosis (Current Atherosclerosis Reports)

Is zinc deficiency a risk factor for atherosclerosis? (Br J Nutr)

Left or right carotid endarterectomy in patients with atherosclerotic disease: ipsilateral effects on cognition? (Brain Cogn)

Major dietary patterns are related to plasma concentrations of markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. (Am J Clin Nutr)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Inflammation (Current Atherosclerosis Reports)

Oxidative stress in atherosclerosis-prone mouse is due to low antioxidant capacity of mitochondria. (FASEB J)

Patterns and risk factors for systemic calcified atherosclerosis. (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol)

Periodontal infections and atherosclerosis: mere associations? (Curr Opin Lipidol)

Peripheral arterial disease: pathophysiology, risk factors, and role of antithrombotic therapy. (J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash DC))

Pomegranate juice consumption for 3 years by patients with carotid artery stenosis reduces common carotid intima-media thickness, blood pressure and LDL oxidation. (Clin Nutr)

Progression of carotid intima-media thickness and plasma antioxidants: the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study. (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol)

Relationship between atherosclerosis and late-life depression: the Rotterdam Study. (Arch Gen Psychiatry)

Role of platelets in the development of atherosclerosis. (Trends Cardiovasc Med)

Supplementation with omega3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and all-rac alpha-tocopherol alone and in combination failed to exert an anti-inflammatory effect in human volunteers. (Metabolism)

The effect of garlic on arteriosclerotic nanoplaque formation and size. (Phytomedicine)

The effect of physical activity on endothelial function in man. (Acta Physiol Scand)

The Effect of Vitamin Therapy on the Progression of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis Varies by Haptoglobin Type in Postmenopausal Women. (Diabetes Care)

The role of shear stress in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. (Lab Invest)

Thematic review series: The immune system in atherogenesis. Overview: Immune function in atherogenesis. (J Lipid Res)

Thyroid function is associated with presence and severity of coronary atherosclerosis. (Clin Cardiol)

Wine, alcohol and atherosclerosis: clinical evidences and mechanisms. (Braz J Med Biol Res)

Young male smokers have altered platelets and endothelium that precedes atherosclerosis. (J Surg Res)

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