J. Meireles-Brandao: The Immunological Face of Atherosclerosis
J. Meireles-Brandao, Associate at SEDES – Association for Economic and Social Development, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Koen H M Prange et al., published in European Heart Journal, adding:
“Immunology, Inflammation, Macrophages… LDLc, TC, TGRL, RC, MVR, ApoB, IL-6
- beyond Cholesterol and in the context of Lipoprotein Disease.
Reducing inflammatory markers is important, but it doesn’t immediately translate into fewer events.
Inflammation is a consequence, addressing the cause is crucial.”
Title: Carotid plaque macrophage burden and inflammatory lipid-associated macrophage markers predict secondary major adverse cardiovascular events after endarterectomy
Authors: Koen H M Prange, Gemma Bel-Bordes, Marie A C Depuydt, Panos Barlampas, Moritz J Reif, Max L B Grönloh, Rosalie W M Kempkes, Guillermo R Griffith, Cindy van Roomen, Yayuan Zhu, Andreas Edsfeldt, Jiangming Sun, Maaike J M de Jong, Barend M Mol, Bram Slütter, Ilze Bot, Annette E Neele, Dominique P V de Kleijn, Gert J de Borst, Jeffrey Kroon, Anouk Wezel, Harm J Smeets, Erik S G Stroes, Jaap D van Buul, Pieter Goossens, Johan Kuiper, Isabel Goncalves, Gerard Pasterkamp, Michal Mokry, Menno P J de Winther
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