ReviewInternational journal of clinical practice2008
Subclinical atherosclerosis: what it is, what it means and what we can do about it.
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- Subclinical atherosclerosis in women after pre-eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 2026Pooled it
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor Trajectories and Their Association with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease: Findings from a 5-Year Follow-up Study.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Association Between Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome and Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.JACC. Asia · 2026Article
- Genotype-first approach reveals monogenic lipodystrophy is underdiagnosed, with health and mortality risks.EBioMedicine · 2026Observational
- Association between gallstones and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis: An observational study with propensity score matching.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Syndecan-1 as a Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Behçet's Disease.Archives of rheumatology · 2025Article
- A Potential Ratio for Detecting Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Insight into Advanced NMR Lipid Profiles in Severe Obesity.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2025Article
- Renal arteriosclerosis in kidney biopsies associated with higher 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in lupus nephritis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Gingival inflammation and leukocyte-endothelium cell interactions in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.Journal of periodontology · 2025Article
- Association between lipoprotein(a) and atherosclerosis with different diabetic status: a cross-sectional study in a Chinese population.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2025Article
- Integration and Potential Applications of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Low to moderate alcohol consumption across two decades and subclinical atherosclerosis at age 60: findings from the Northern Sweden Västerbotten Intervention Programme-visualisation of atherosclerosis (VIPVIZA) study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- The Landscape of Smart Biomaterial-Based Hydrogen Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- The association of cardiovascular disease risk with coronary artery calcification and thoracic aortic dilation: a study in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and systemic lupus erythematosus.Clinical rheumatology · 2024Article
- Subpopulations of regulatory T cells are associated with subclinical atherosclerotic plaques, levels of LDL, and cardiorespiratory fitness in the elderly.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Article
- Effect of reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species on signaling pathways in atherosclerosis.Vascular pharmacology · 2024Review
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and C-Reactive Protein in Myocardial Ischemia: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Contemporary Functional Coronary Angiography: An Update.Future cardiology · 2024Review
- Noninvasive central hemodynamic monitoring in the primary care setting: improving prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disease with a long asymptomatic phase. Disease progression can lead eventually to the occurrence of acute cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris and sudden cardiac death. While the disease is still in a subclinical stage, however, the presence of atherosclerosis can be identified by several methods, including coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasonography, B-mode ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Based on the results of imaging studies, statin therapy can slow, halt or even reverse the progression of atherosclerotic disease, depending on the intensity of treatment. Whether to screen and treat patients for subclinical atherosclerosis remains controversial. Although atheromatous plaque burden reduction has not yet been definitively correlated with significant decreases in risk for acute coronary events in asymptomatic patients, statin therapy contributes significantly to the risk reduction observed in clinical trials in patients with and without overt coronary disease.
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