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International Atherosclerosis Society Issues New White Paper Underscoring Inflammation's Role, Offering Key Recommendations

DAIC

The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) has released a clinical proceedings white paper outlining the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis and the importance of early intervention. Systemic, chronic inflammation can also promote the advancement of atherosclerosis and increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

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Biomechanical factors and atherosclerosis localization: insights and clinical applications

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Although the entire vascular bed is constantly exposed to the same risk factors, atherosclerosis manifests a distinct intra-individual pattern in localization and progression within the arterial vascular bed.

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Efferocytosis in atherosclerosis

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 15 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01037-7 In this Review, Adkar and Leeper describe the mechanisms of programmed cell death and efferocytosis, discuss how efferocytosis becomes impaired in atherosclerosis and other cardiometabolic diseases, and suggest potential strategies to target these pathways for (..)

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Autoimmune Diseases and Coronary Atherosclerosis

American College of Cardiology

Do autoimmune diseases independently correlate with coronary atherosclerosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, and do traditional cardiovascular risk factors modulate the risk?

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Dynamic metabolism of endothelial triglycerides protects against atherosclerosis in mice

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Blood vessels are continually exposed to circulating lipids, and elevation of ApoB-containing lipoproteins causes atherosclerosis. Consistent with this mechanism, deletion of endothelial ATGL markedly increased lesion size in a model of atherosclerosis.

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Early insulin resistance in normoglycemic low-risk individuals is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Elevated glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is associated with a higher burden of subclinical atherosclerosis (SA). However, the association with SA of earlier insulin resistance markers is poorly understood. The stu.

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Atherosclerosis Updates from the 92nd EAS Congress

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

The EAS 2024 Congress (May 26-29, 2024) has concluded, providing critical insights into atherosclerosis and related vascular disease. Shapiro (United States of America) focused on preventing atherosclerosis over myocardial infarction, suggesting that CAC’s late-stage detection does not fit classic definitions of primary prevention.