Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Carotid Artery DiseaseAbstract. A quarter of all ischemic strokes is caused by atherosclerotic obliterations of the extra- and intracranial brain-supplying vessels. The ...
Hypertriglyceridemia and HDL DeficiencyAbstract. The risks for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) as well as acute pancreatitis raise with increasing plasma concentrations of triglycerides. Low levels of HDL-...
Immune Cells in Atherosclerosis – Good or Bad?Abstract. Inflammation is a major mediator of atherosclerosis and plays a pivotal role for both innate and adaptive immunity in the onset and the progression of atherosclerosis. Novel insights into how the ...
Die Hyperhomocysteinämie wirkt als unabhängiger Risikofaktor. Komplexe pathophysiologische Prozesse führen bei der Hyperhomozysteinämie zur raschen Atherosklerose. Wir berichten über einen klinischen Fall einer frühzeitigen Atherosklerose in Abwesenheit ...