Atherosclerosis

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C14.907.137.126.307
Concept/Terms	Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis Atheroscleroses Atherogenesis Atherogenesis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Atherosclerosis".

Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Arterial Occlusive Diseases [C14.907.137]
Arteriosclerosis [C14.907.137.126]
Atherosclerosis [C14.907.137.126.307]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Atherosclerosis".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Atherosclerosis".

Atherosclerosis
Peripheral Arterial Disease

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Bar chart showing 518 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 51 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	19	3	22
2006	19	8	27
2007	24	7	31
2008	17	5	22
2009	15	12	27
2010	13	9	22
2011	29	10	39
2012	23	9	32
2013	29	7	36
2014	32	12	44
2015	30	4	34
2016	21	7	28
2017	36	15	51
2018	22	3	25
2019	42	8	50
2020	20	6	26
2021	2	0	2

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Hussain A, Tang O, Sun C, Jia X, Selvin E, Nambi V, Folsom A, Heiss G, Zannad F, Mosley T, Virani SS, Coresh J, Boerwinkle E, Yu B, Cunningham JW, Shah AM, Solomon SD, de Lemos JA, Hoogeveen RC, Ballantyne CM. Soluble Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2, Cardiac Biomarkers, Structure, and Function, and Cardiovascular Events (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study). Am J Cardiol. 2021 05 01; 146:15-21.

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Eshghjoo S, Jayaraman A, Sun Y, Alaniz RC. Microbiota-Mediated Immune Regulation in Atherosclerosis. Molecules. 2021 Jan 01; 26(1).

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Qaisar S, Brodsky LD, Barth RF, Leier C, Buja LM, Yildiz V, Mo X, Allenby P, Moore S, Ivanov I, Chen W, Thomas D, Rivera AC, Gamble D, Hartage R, Mao G, Sheldon J, Sinclair D, Vazzano J, Zehr B, Patton A, Brodsky SV. An unexpected paradox: wall shear stress in the aorta is less in patients with severe atherosclerosis regardless of obesity. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2021 Mar-Apr; 51:107313.

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Ahmed ST, Akeroyd JM, Mahtta D, Street R, Slagle J, Navar AM, Stone NJ, Ballantyne CM, Petersen LA, Virani SS. Shared Decisions: A Qualitative Study on Clinician and Patient Perspectives on Statin Therapy and Statin-Associated Side Effects. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 11 17; 9(22):e017915.

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Robichaux WG, Mei FC, Yang W, Wang H, Sun H, Zhou Z, Milewicz DM, Teng BB, Cheng X. Epac1 (Exchange Protein Directly Activated by cAMP 1) Upregulates LOX-1 (Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor 1) to Promote Foam Cell Formation and Atherosclerosis Development. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 12; 40(12):e322-e335.

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Chattopadhyay A, Kwartler CS, Kaw K, Li Y, Kaw A, Chen J, LeMaire SA, Shen YH, Milewicz DM. Cholesterol-Induced Phenotypic Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cells to Macrophage/Fibroblast-like Cells Is Driven by an Unfolded Protein Response. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2021 01; 41(1):302-316.

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Zhao D, Guallar E, Ballantyne CM, Post WS, Ouyang P, Vaidya D, Jia X, Ying W, Subramanya V, Ndumele CE, Hoogeveen RC, Michos ED. Sex Hormones and Incident Heart Failure in Men and Postmenopausal Women: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 10 01; 105(10).

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Tang O, Matsushita K, Coresh J, Ndumele C, McEvoy JW, Sharrett AR, Hoogeveen R, Ballantyne CM, Selvin E. High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I and T for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Adults With Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2020 10; 43(10):e144-e146.

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Al Rifai M, Shapiro MD, Sayani S, Gulati M, Levine G, Rodriguez F, Mahtta D, Khera A, Petersen LA, Virani SS. Racial and Geographic Disparities in Internet Use in the United States Among Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2020 11 01; 134:146-147.

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Mahtta D, Ramsey DJ, Al Rifai M, Nasir K, Samad Z, Aguilar D, Jneid H, Ballantyne CM, Petersen LA, Virani SS. Evaluation of Aspirin and Statin Therapy Use and Adherence in Patients With Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 08 03; 3(8):e2011051.

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