"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2006 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2007 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2008 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2010 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2011 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 2012 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2013 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2014 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2017 | 32 | 11 | 43 |
| 2018 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2019 | 37 | 8 | 45 |
| 2020 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| 2022 | 43 | 1 | 44 |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atherosclerosis" by people in Profiles.
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Early-onset atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Jan 27; 32(2):100-112.
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How to Use Imaging: Complex Cases of Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Inflammation, and Cardiomyopathy in Cardio-Oncology. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Jan; 18(1):e015981.
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Clonal hematopoiesis-related mutant ASXL1 promotes atherosclerosis in mice via dysregulated innate immunity. Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Dec; 3(12):1568-1583.
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Lipoprotein(a) levels in a population with clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the United States: A subanalysis from the Lp(a)HERITAGE study. J Clin Lipidol. 2025 Jan-Feb; 19(1):28-38.
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Urinary Metal Levels, Cognitive Test Performance, and Dementia in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 02; 7(12):e2448286.
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Protein Consumption and Risk of CVD Among U.S. Adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Nutrients. 2024 Nov 02; 16(21).
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Associations Between Flavonoid Intake and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2024 Nov; 44(11):2347-2359.
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Racial Differences in the Burden of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Related to Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Levels: The ARIC Study. Circulation. 2024 Jul 16; 150(3):250-252.
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When Does Primary Prevention Encroach on Secondary Prevention? Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2024 Sep; 26(9):511-519.
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Associations of mid-to-late-life inflammation with late-life mobility and the influences of chronic comorbidities, race, and social determinants of health: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Aug; 72(8):2434-2445.