Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can promote angiogenesis but may also exert certain effects to alter the rate of atherosclerotic plaque development. To evaluate this potential impact on ...
Leading cause of death Atherosclerotic plaques form over decades through the deposition of blood lipids such as cholesterol in the innermost layer of the vessel wall. As the plaques become ...
Andreas Edsfeldt and Isabel Gonçalves, researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre, have led a study that has mapped out differences in the atherosclerotic process in people who have type 2 ...
Objective Excess cholesterol loading on arterial macrophages is linked to foam cell formation, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the effect of changes in ...