"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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| 2005 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2006 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2007 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2008 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2010 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2011 | 22 | 10 | 32 |
| 2012 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2013 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 2014 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 2015 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 2016 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2017 | 33 | 12 | 45 |
| 2018 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 2019 | 38 | 10 | 48 |
| 2020 | 28 | 6 | 34 |
| 2021 | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | 54 | 1 | 55 |
| 2023 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 2025 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2026 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atherosclerosis" by people in Profiles.
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Proteomic Signatures of 3-Year Progression From Impaired Fasting Glucose to Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Diabetes Care. 2026 Aug 01; 49(8):1490-1497.
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Predictors Across the Pooled Cohort Equations, Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events, and an Expanded Model. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Aug 04; 15(15):e049726.
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Primary Prevention of Dyslipidemia: 10 Practice-Changing Takeaways from the 2026 ACC/AHA Multisociety Guideline. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 Jun 15; 28(1).
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Persistent gaps in management and risk factor control among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: All of us research program. Atherosclerosis. 2026 Jul; 418:120794.
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Correlation between serum and plasma lipoprotein(a) measurements: ARIC study. J Clin Lipidol. 2026 07; 20(7):1498-1502.
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Environmental Exposures and Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Vulnerable Youth: The Example of American Indian/Alaska Native Populations. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 May 09; 28(1).
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Association of Polygenic Risk Scores With Aortic Valve Calcium: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 May 19; 15(10):e040064.
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A smoking-related plasma protein score and smoking-related cancer risk and mortality in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 May 01; 118(5):917-925.
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Purine metabolic adaptation protects the endothelium from disturbed flow-induced DNA damage and atherosclerosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 May 05; 123(18):e2526299123.
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Proteomics Analysis of Plasma for Risk of Sepsis: Findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Appl Lab Med. 2026 Mar 05; 11(2):281-294.