4 datasets found
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Federal
How hyperglycemia promotes atherosclerosis: molecular mechanisms
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Both type I and type II diabetes are powerful and independent risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, and peripheral arterial disease. Atherosclerosis... -
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Non-detection ofChlamydiaspecies in carotid atheroma using generic primers by nested PCR in a population with a high prevalence ofChlamydia pneumoniaeantibody
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The association ofChlamydia pneumoniaewith atherosclerosis is controversial. We investigated the presence ofC. pneumoniaeand otherChlamydiaspp. in atheromatous... -
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Debate: "How low should LDL cholesterol be lowered?" Viewpoint: "It doesn't need to be very low"
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The importance of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) control in the management of patients at high risk of cardiovascular events is unquestionable. The major statin trials... -
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Different effects of antisense RelA p65 and NF-κB1 p50 oligonucleotides on the nuclear factor-κB mediated expression of ICAM-1 in human coronary endothelial and smooth muscle cells
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is one of the key events in early atherosclerosis and restenosis. We hypothesized that tumor necrosis factor-α...
4 datasets found