"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 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 2008 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2010 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2011 | 22 | 10 | 32 |
| 2012 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2013 | 23 | 6 | 29 |
| 2014 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 2015 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 2016 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2017 | 33 | 11 | 44 |
| 2018 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2019 | 38 | 10 | 48 |
| 2020 | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| 2022 | 53 | 1 | 54 |
| 2023 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| 2024 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atherosclerosis" by people in Profiles.
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Circulating Ketone Bodies and Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality: Insights From the UK Biobank. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Mar 03; 15(5):e042582.
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The evolving therapeutic landscape of PCSK9 inhibition. Atherosclerosis. 2026 Mar; 414:120670.
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ACTA2 Pathogenic Variants Activating Heat Shock Factor 1 and Increasing Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Smooth Muscle Cells Predispose to Early Onset Atherosclerosis. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2026 Feb; 19(1):e005169.
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Proteomic Signatures of Cardiac Dysfunction Among People With Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Mar; 19(3):e013171.
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Non-remnant triglyceride-rich lipoproteins due to lipoprotein lipase deficiency increase atherosclerosis in mice. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 03; 17(1):1458.
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Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2026 Feb 10; 153(6):e73-e88.
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Sleep-disordered breathing subtypes and future diet quality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Sleep Health. 2025 Dec; 11(6):840-848.
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Impact of Obicetrapib on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients: A Pooled Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Oct 07; 86(14):1046-1056.
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A Metabolomics Study of Cardiac Dysfunction in Hyperglycemia: Findings From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Diabetes Care. 2025 Sep 01; 48(9):1589-1597.
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Mapping the relationships between structural brain MRI characteristics and sleep electroencephalography patterns: the Multi-Ethnic Study of atherosclerosis. Sleep. 2025 Aug 14; 48(8).