"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 | 5 | 27 |
| 2014 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 2015 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 2016 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2017 | 33 | 12 | 45 |
| 2018 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2019 | 38 | 10 | 48 |
| 2020 | 33 | 6 | 39 |
| 2021 | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | 54 | 1 | 55 |
| 2023 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atherosclerosis" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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Epigenome-wide association study of blood proteome in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. HGG Adv. 2026 Apr 09; 7(2):100585.
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DNA methylation is associated with von Willebrand factor and coagulation factor VIII plasma levels: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. Clin Epigenetics. 2026 Mar 02; 18(1).
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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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A Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide. N Engl J Med. 2026 Feb 05; 394(6):529-539.