"Atherosclerosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES that occurs with formation of ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES within the ARTERIAL INTIMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D050197
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.137.126.307
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Atherosclerosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Atherosclerosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atherosclerosis" by people in Profiles.
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Follistatin Mitigates Atherosclerosis Through Activation of Arginine Metabolism and Adipose Browning. Cells. 2026 Jul 02; 15(13).
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Cardiovascular-specific PTH1R activation enhances exercise-induced cardiac remodeling in a mouse model of calcific atherosclerosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2026 Jul 09; 821:153870.
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Pericoronary fat attenuation and its association with atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis compared with controls: a cross-sectional study. RMD Open. 2026 Mar 24; 12(1).
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Conventional tobacco and electronic cigarettes differentially affect cardiovascular health in male and female mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 11 01; 329(5):H1162-H1173.
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NAD Metabolism Regulates Proliferation of Macrophages in Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 11; 45(11):1997-2014.
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Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Affects Cell Type-Specific Pathways and Networks in Mouse Aorta to Promote Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 10; 45(10):1784-1798.
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Anti-Inflammatory Oxysterol, Oxy210, Inhibits Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic Mice and Inflammatory Responses of Vascular Cells. Cells. 2024 Sep 30; 13(19).
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Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Across Chronic Kidney Disease Stages (Data from 1.9 Million United States Veterans). Am J Cardiol. 2022 05 01; 170:47-55.
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Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Nonatherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalizations for Triglycerides Across Chronic Kidney Disease Stages Among 2.9?Million US Veterans. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 12 07; 10(23):e022988.
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume As a Marker of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 08; 73(8):1412-1420.