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Atherosclerosis
Volume 186, Issue 1, Pages 1-230 (May 2006)
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Review Article


LDL-cholesterol lowering or HDL-cholesterol raising for cardiovascular prevention: A lesson from cholesterol turnover studies and others, 25 November 2005
Cesare R. Sirtori, Remo Fumagalli
pages 1-11
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Phytosterols and vascular disease, 05 December 2005
Manoj D. Patel, Paul D. Thompson
pages 12-19
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Basic Research


Effects of Vitamin D analogs on gene expression profiling in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells, 11 August 2005
J. Ruth Wu-Wong, Masaki Nakane, Junli Ma, Xiaoan Ruan, Paul E. Kroeger
pages 20-28
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Berberine inhibits rat vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration in vitro and improves neointima formation after balloon injury in vivo: Berberine improves neointima formation in a rat model, 11 August 2005
Seahyoung Lee, Hyun-Joung Lim, Hyun-Young Park, Kuy-Sook Lee, Jin-Hee Park, Yangsoo Jang
pages 29-37
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The epidermal growth factor receptors and their family of ligands: Their putative role in atherogenesis, 01 August 2005
Alys C. Dreux, David J. Lamb, Helmout Modjtahedi, Gordon A.A. Ferns
pages 38-53
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Plasma insulin levels predict atherosclerotic lesion burden in obese hyperlipidemic mice, 16 August 2005
Marnie L. Gruen, Viswanathan Saraswathi, Alli M. Nuotio-Antar, Michelle R. Plummer, Kimberly R. Coenen, Alyssa H. Hasty
pages 54-64
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Persistent liver expression of murine apoA-l using vectors based on adeno-associated viral vectors serotypes 5 and 1, 16 August 2005
Ken Kitajima, Dawn H.L. Marchadier, Haim Burstein, Daniel J. Rader
pages 65-73
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P-selectin Thr715Pro polymorphism predicts P-selectin levels but not risk of incident coronary heart disease or ischemic stroke in a cohort of 14595 participants: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study, 30 August 2005
Kelly A. Volcik, Christie M. Ballantyne, Josef Coresh, Aaron R. Folsom, Kenneth K. Wu, Eric Boerwinkle
pages 74-79
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β-Lipoprotein- and LDL-associated serum γ-glutamyltransferase in patients with coronary atherosclerosis, 22 August 2005
Aldo Paolicchi, Michele Emdin, Claudio Passino, Evelina Lorenzini, Francesca Titta, Santino Marchi, Gino Malvaldi, Alfonso Pompella
pages 80-85
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Severe hyperlipidemia causes impaired renin–angiotensin system function in apolipoprotein E deficient mice, 22 August 2005
Lucia Mazzolai, Martine Korber, Karima Bouzourene, Jean-François Aubert, Jürg Nussberger, Ivan Stamenkovic, Daniel Hayoz
pages 86-91
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Identification of intracellular pathways through which TGF-β1 upregulates PAI-1 expression in endothelial cells, 03 September 2005
Robert N. Woodward, Aloke V. Finn, David A. Dichek
pages 92-100
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Postprandial, but not postabsorptive low-density lipoproteins increase the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in human aortic endothelial cells, 26 August 2005
Peter Marschang, Claudia Götsch, Rudolf Kirchmair, Susanne Kaser, Christian M. Kähler, Josef R. Patsch
pages 101-106
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Clinical Research


Preoperative antithrombin III activity predicts outcome after surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection, 27 July 2005
Gottfried H. Sodeck, Martin Schillinger, Marek P. Ehrlich, Martin Grabenwoeger, Markus Exner, Anton N. Laggner, Hans Domanovits
pages 107-112
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Moderate alcohol consumption and lower levels of inflammatory markers in US men and women, 01 August 2005
Jennifer K. Pai, Susan E. Hankinson, Ravi Thadhani, Nader Rifai, Tobias Pischon, Eric B. Rimm
pages 113-120
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Association of depressive symptoms with coagulation factors in young healthy individuals, 01 August 2005
Athanassios D. Doulalas, Loukianos S. Rallidis, Theodoros Gialernios, Dimitrios N. Moschonas, Michalis N. Kougioulis, Ioannis Rizos, Theophilos S. Tselegaridis, Dimitrios T. Kremastinos
pages 121-125
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The effect of ezetimibe on serum lipids and lipoproteins in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia undergoing LDL-apheresis therapy, 27 July 2005
Akira Yamamoto, Mariko Harada-Shiba, Michinori Endo, Norio Kusakabe, Tsuneo Tanioka, Hiroshi Kato, Takashi Shoji
pages 126-131
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Polymorphisms in the CC-chemokine receptor-2 (CCR2) and -5 (CCR5) genes and risk of coronary heart disease among US women, 01 August 2005
Jennifer K. Pai, Peter Kraft, Carolyn C. Cannuscio, JoAnn E. Manson, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Christine M. Albert, David Hunter, Eric B. Rimm
pages 132-139
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Association of plasma eotaxin levels with the presence and extent of angiographic coronary artery disease, 05 August 2005
Enzo Emanuele, Colomba Falcone, Angela D’Angelo, Piercarlo Minoretti, Maria P. Buzzi, Marco Bertona, Diego Geroldi
pages 140-145
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Carotid atherosclerosis is associated with enhanced β-chemokine levels in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, 16 August 2005
Krystyna Pawlak, Dariusz Pawlak, Szymon Brzosko, Michal Mysliwiec
pages 146-151
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Effects of rosiglitazone on postprandial leukocytes and cytokines in type 2 diabetes, 03 September 2005
J.P.H. van Wijk, M. Castro Cabezas, B. Coll, J. Joven, T.J. Rabelink, E.J.P. de Koning
pages 152-159
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Endurance training reduces circulating inflammatory markers in persons at risk of coronary events: Impact on plaque stabilization?, 05 August 2005
Alexander Niessner, Bernhard Richter, Martina Penka, Sabine Steiner, Barbara Strasser, Sophie Ziegler, Elke Heeb-Elze, Gerlinde Zorn, Angelika Leitner-Heinschink, Christina Niessner, Johann Wojta, Kurt Huber
pages 160-165
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Cerebral white matter lesions predict both ischemic strokes and myocardial infarctions in patients with established atherosclerotic disease, 12 August 2005
Victor E.A. Gerdes, Vincent I.H. Kwa, Hugo ten Cate, Dees P.M. Brandjes, Harry R. Büller, Jan Stam, Amsterdam Vascular Medicine Group
pages 166-172
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Cardiac isoform of alpha-2 macroglobulin—A new biomarker for myocardial infarcted diabetic patients, 16 August 2005
Ponnambalam Annapoorani, Perundurai S. Dhandapany, Sakthivel Sadayappan, Subbiah Ramasamy, Andiappan Rathinavel, Govindan Sadasivam Selvam
pages 173-176
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Association of C-reactive protein and myocardial perfusion in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction, 05 September 2005
Rainer Hoffmann, Hasna Suliman, Philipp Haager, Philipp Christott, Wolfgang Lepper, Peter W. Radke, Jan Ortlepp, Rüdiger Blindt, Peter Hanrath, Christian Weber
pages 177-183
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Endothelium-dependent vasodilation and carotid artery wall remodeling in athletes and sedentary subjects, 16 August 2005
Fabio Galetta, Ferdinando Franzoni, Agostino Virdis, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Stefano Taddei, Antonio Salvetti, Gino Santoro
pages 184-192
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Heterogeneous phenotypes of insulin resistance and its implications for defining metabolic syndrome in Asian Indian adolescents, 30 August 2005
Naval K. Vikram, Anoop Misra, Ravindra M. Pandey, Kalpana Luthra, Jasjeet S. Wasir, Vibha Dhingra
pages 193-199
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Association between nutrient intake and peripheral artery disease: Results from the InCHIANTI study, 22 August 2005
Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi, Claudio Pedone, Mary M. McDermott, Stefania Bandinelli, Benedetta Miniati, Raffaele Molino Lova, Fulvio Lauretani, Luigi Ferrucci
pages 200-206
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Regulation of iodothyronine deiodinase and roles of thyroid hormones in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells, 05 September 2005
Takayuki Kasahara, Katsuhiko Tsunekawa, Koji Seki, Masatomo Mori, Masami Murakami
pages 207-214
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Familial aggregation of the metabolic syndrome in Korean families with adolescents, 30 August 2005
Hye Soon Park, Jung Yul Park, Sung-Il Cho
pages 215-221
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Letters to the Editor


Apolipoprotein E genotype and statins affect CRP levels through independent and different mechanisms: AGES-Reykjavik Study, 01 February 2006
Gudny Eiriksdottir, Thor Aspelund, Kristjana Bjarnadottir, Elin Olafsdottir, Lenore J. Launer, Tamara B. Harris, Vilmundur Gudnason
pages 222-224
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CETP levels rather than polymorphisms as markers of coronary risk: Healthy athlete with high HDL-C and coronary disease—effectiveness of probucol, 24 March 2006
Cesare R. Sirtori, Laura Calabresi, Damiano Baldassarre, Guido Franceschini, Angelo B. Cefalù, Maurizio Averna
pages 225-227
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Correlation of Achilles tendon thickness evaluated by ultrasonography with carotid intima-media thickness in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, 07 March 2006
Dimitrios. N. Kiortsis, Maria I. Argyropoulou, Sofia G. Tsouli, Vasilios Xydis, Moses S. Elisaf
pages 228-229
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Instructions to Authors
pages I-III
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