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S100a8/A9 proteins: critical regulators of inflammation in cardiovascular diseases

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

In recent years, S100 calcium binding protein A8/A9 (S100A8/A9) derived from neutrophils has attracted increasing attention as an important warning protein for cardiovascular disease.

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American Heart Month Puts Spotlight on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Statistics

DAIC

February 1, 2024 — As cardiologists, heart disease patients and the organizations that serve them across the country embark on American Heart Month, DAIC has compiled a snapshot of significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke statistics, along with a review of the atherosclerosis drug market. percent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).

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Targeting pharmacotherapies for inflammatory and cardiorenal endpoints in kidney disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Dysregulation of the innate and adaptive immune system is accelerated by CKD and results in increased systemic inflammation, a heightened local vascular inflammatory response leading to accelerated atherosclerosis, and dysfunction of the cardiac and renal endothelium and microcirculation.

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APOE4 & Cardiovascular Risk

Dr. Paddy Barrett

A subsequent article will focus on the risk of late-onset dementia for those carriers of APOE4. Share For those with defective LDL receptors, as seen in familial hyperlipidemia, APOB particles are not cleared effectively, and concentrations rise, causing atherosclerosis 4. Which increases the risk of atherosclerosis. 108.179564.

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Do Statins Cause Dementia?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Share If you do not read any further, you will have come away with the main takeaway of this article. Additionally, access to cholesterol synthesis biomarker testing, including desmosterol and lathosterol levels, can be challenging to obtain. Atherosclerosis. The answer is: No. Statins do not cause dementia. Curr Opin Lipidol.