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Atherosclerosis

Known as: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Atheromatosis, Atherosclerosis [Disease/Finding] 
A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES that occurs with formation of ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES within the ARTERIAL INTIMA.
National Institutes of Health

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APOE geneAPOE wt AlleleAPOE*4 AlleleAlstrom Syndrome

Broader (2)

ArteriosclerosisVascular occlusion

Narrower (2)

AtherogenesisCarotid Intimal Medial Thickness 1

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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Role of Blood Flow in Atherogenesis
We now have sound information concerning the distribution of intimal thickenings and atherosclerotic plaques at clinically… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Suppression of Atherosclerosis in Cholesterol‐Fed Rabbits by Diltiazem Injection
The effects of diltiazem, a calcium antagonist, on the development of atherosclerosis were studied in Japanese white rabbits. The… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cellular composition of atherosclerotic and uninvolved human aortic subendothelial intima. Light-microscopic study of dissociated aortic cells.
Alcoholic-alkaline dissociation was used in the study of cellular composition of human aorta. Cells were isolated from an… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
The internal mammary artery graft: the best choice for bypass of the diseased left anterior descending coronary artery.
The atherosclerotic plaque that critically obstructs the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery is three times more… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Quantification of Coronary Arterial Narrowing at Necropsy in Acute Transmural Myocardial Infarction: Analysis and Comparison of Findings in 27 Patients and 22 Controls
We quantitatively analyzed the degree and extent of coronary arterial narrowing by atherosclerotic plaques in the entire length… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Correlation of apolipoprotein B retention with the structure of atherosclerotic plaques from human aortas.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Status of the Grafts and the Native Coronary Arteries Proximal and Distal to Coronary Anastomotic Sites of Aortocoronary Bypass Grafts
The status of the native coronary arteries at necropsy in the vicinity of the coronary anastomoses of saphenous vein… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Coronary atherosclerosis, coronary collaterals, and their relation to cardiac function.
Abstract In subjects with coronary artery disease demonstrated by selective coronary arteriography there was a progressively… 
Review
1953
Review
1953
The role of mucopolysaccharides in the pathogenesis of intimal fibrosis and atherosclerosis of the human aorta.
A voluminous literature has dealt with the role of lipid deposition in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, but in recent years… 
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Retrogression of atherosclerotic lesions on cessation of cholesterol feeding in the chick.