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Mechanically Rotating Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Transducer: A Review

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Nucleic acid liquid biopsies in cardiovascular disease: Cell-free DNA liquid biopsies in cardiovascular disease

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Mural Cells: Potential Therapeutic Targets to Bridge Cardiovascular Disease and Neurodegeneration

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MDA-LDL vaccination induces athero-protective germinal-center-derived antibody responses

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Current Biomarkers for Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

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Formation and Cellular Impact of Cholesterol Crystals in Health and Disease

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HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein) Remodeling and Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Assessed Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden

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The intracellular signaling pathways governing macrophage activation and function in human atherosclerosis

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Characterization of prostate macrophage heterogeneity, foam cell markers, and CXCL17 upregulation in a mouse model of steroid hormone imbalance

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A mix of chlorogenic and caffeic acid reduces C/EBPß and PPAR-γ1 levels and counteracts lipid accumulation in macrophages

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Hypotheses on Atherogenesis Triggering: Does the Infectious Nature of Atherosclerosis Development Have a Substruction?

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Correlation between SHP-1 and carotid plaque vulnerability in humans

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Development of the Rabbit NASH Model Resembling Human NASH and Atherosclerosis

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Hypothetical Pathway for Formation of Cholesterol Microcrystals Initiating the Atherosclerotic Process

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Longitudinal Associations of Healthy Dietary Pattern Scores with Coronary Artery Calcification and Pericardial Adiposity in United States Adults with and without Type 1 Diabetes

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The roles of mechanotransduction, vascular wall cells, and blood cells in atheroma induction

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Mechanisms Underlying Atheroma Induction: The Roles of Mechanotransduction, Vascular Wall Cells, and Blood Cells

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PECAM1, COL4A2, PHACTR1, and LMOD1 Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Unstable Angina

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Pharmacologic modulation of intracellular Na + concentration with ranolazine impacts inflammatory response in humans and mice

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Roles of extracellular vesicles derived from immune cells in atherosclerosis

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The potential targets in immunotherapy of atherosclerosis

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Histological Analysis of Carotid Plaques: The Predictors of Stroke Risk

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The Pathogenic Role of Foam Cells in Atherogenesis: Do They Represent Novel Therapeutic Targets?

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The antiatherosclerotic action of 1G244 – An inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidases 8/9 – is mediated by the induction of macrophage death

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From a dirty breath to atherosclerosis: Ozone pollution and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)

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Navigating the Maze of Kinases: CaMK-like Family Protein Kinases and Their Role in Atherosclerosis

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Key parameters for designing robust 2D and 3D spheroid models for in vitro atherosclerosis research

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Macrophage-mediated mechanisms in atherosclerosis: still tangled

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Microorganisms and microbiome

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Airborne magnetite nanoparticles induced early vascular pathologies by disrupting lipid metabolism under high‐fat dietary patterns

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Targeting PIEZO1 Refines Macrophage Function in AtherosclerosisPreprint

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Exploring the biodegradability of candidate metallic intravascular stent materials using X‐ray microfocus computed tomography: An in vitro study

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Evidence of woven bone formation in carotid artery plaques

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PROSTATE CELL HETEROGENEITY AND CXCL17 UPREGULATION IN MOUSE STEROID HORMONE IMBALANCEPreprint

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Challenging the mystique Connection. Deciphering cell-matrix interactions role in atherosclerosis and restenosis.

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Overview of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Endothelial Cells, and Macrophages Apoptosis During Atherosclerosis Development

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Cell Death in Atherosclerosis: Apoptosis? Or Necrosis? Or More?

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Advances in Anti-inflammatory Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease and Atherosclerosis

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A Qualitative Analysis of the Inflammatory Response in Atherosclerosis with Emphasis on LDL Oxidation

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Circulating biomarkers: Facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other chronic diseases

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Additional file 2 of Differential polarization and the expression of efferocytosis receptor MerTK on M1 and M2 macrophages isolated from coronary artery disease patients

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Mathematical modeling of atherosclerosis

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Efferocytosis in atherosclerosis

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Pharmacological modulation of cell death in atherosclerosis: a promising approach towards plaque stabilization?

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The Impaired Mechanism and Facilitated Therapies of Efferocytosis in Atherosclerosis

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