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Published on: August 23, 2011
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1The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute/Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract:
Inflammation of the vessel wall is involved in all stages of the course of atherothrombotic disease, from the development of early lesions to the occurrence of clinical events. Significant advances in recent years have largely improved our understanding of this phenomenon and of its influence not only on atherogenesis, but also on other intimately related disorders such as arterial hypertension or the metabolic syndrome. Emerging imaging technologies as well as measurement of serum concentrations of specific biomarkers offer the possibility to detect and, to some extent, quantify the degree of chronic vascular inflammation in vivo. In addition, many standard and novel antiatherosclerotic therapies may exert beneficial effects through anti-inflammatory actions. As a result, detection and treatment of vascular inflammation are certain to become increasingly important in the management with patients of cardiovascular disease.
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