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Lower your cholesterol early, and stick with it!

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 18 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01095-x Consumption of a high-fat diet leads to the progressive growth of atherosclerotic lesions. The mechanisms for accelerated atherosclerosis include reprogramming of macrophages and neutrophils.

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Scientists provide novel insights into the effects of alternate day fasting on atherosclerosis

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Atherosclerosis is the major contributor to cardiovascular mortality worldwide. Diet-induced metabolic abnormalities including obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance (IR), and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are considered atherogenic risk factors.

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Ceramides aggravate atherosclerosis via G protein-coupled receptor signalling

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01149-8 A study published in Nature has identified two transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors that mediate extracellular-to-intracellular ceramide signalling and shows that blocking these receptors alleviates the atherosclerosis that is induced by a high-fat diet (..)

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Understanding the role of an omega-3 fatty acid in the prevention of arrhythmias

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Over the past few decades, scientists have generated a pile of evidence suggesting that a diet rich in saturated fats is enough to cause heart diseases. Besides other problems like diabetes and atherosclerosis, saturated fats have also been linked to life-threatening arrhythmias.

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

This condition, called atherosclerosis, narrows the arteries, restricting blood flow and increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. This condition, known as left ventricular hypertrophy, can lead to heart failure if untreated. Limit your intake of salt, processed foods, and sugary drinks.

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Endothelial lipid droplets suppress eNOS to link high fat consumption to blood pressure elevation

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Here, we show that high fat consumption in mice leads to the accumulation of lipid droplets in endothelial cells throughout the organism and that lipid droplet accumulation in endothelium suppresses endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), reduces NO production, elevates blood pressure, and accelerates atherosclerosis.

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Enhanced atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E knockout rabbits: role of apoB48-rich remnant lipoproteins

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Atherosclerosis was evaluated at the endpoint of experiments. cholesterol for 16 weeks. Plasma lipid levels, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins were analyzed.