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 118 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	4	2	6
2006	6	2	8
2007	5	3	8
2008	6	1	7
2009	5	0	5
2010	2	3	5
2011	5	3	8
2012	2	0	2
2013	5	4	9
2014	7	3	10
2015	5	2	7
2016	7	0	7
2017	4	0	4
2018	2	2	4
2019	3	0	3
2020	6	0	6
2021	4	1	5
2022	2	0	2
2023	3	0	3
2024	5	1	6
2025	3	0	3

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Sinha SK, Swichkow CR, Farahi L, P?terfy M, Pan C, Zhou Z, Seldin MM, Mack JJ, Davis RC, Shih DM, Lusis AJ. NAD Metabolism Regulates Proliferation of Macrophages in Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 Nov; 45(11):1997-2014.

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Cheng J, Cheng M, Sinha S, Cely I, Gladkikh S, Han MT, Zhang G, Zhou Z, Chugh R, Ahn IS, Diamante G, Wang YC, Wang Z, Bennett BJ, Cai H, Allayee H, Hazen SL, Lusis AJ, Shih DM, Yang X. Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Affects Cell Type-Specific Pathways and Networks in Mouse Aorta to Promote Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 Oct; 45(10):1784-1798.

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Cabrera-Fuentes HA, Boisvert WA. Refining the impact of early intermittent hyperlipidemia on atherosclerosis: Unveiling the role of neutrophil reprogramming, sex differences, gut microbiota, and maternal hypercholesterolemia. FASEB J. 2025 Mar 15; 39(5):e70425.

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Kathuria I, Prasad A, Sharma BK, Aithabathula RV, Ofosu-Boateng M, Gyamfi MA, Jiang J, Park F, Singh UP, Singla B. Nidogen 2 Overexpression Promotes Hepatosteatosis and Atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Nov 28; 25(23).

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Baumer Y, Irei J, Boisvert WA. Cholesterol crystals in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2025 May; 22(5):315-332.

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Elo-Eghosa E, Li W, Kalan ME, Hu N, Osibogun O. Sex-specific associations of cigarettes and e-cigarettes use with self-reported premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among adults aged 18-54 in the United States. Prev Med. 2025 Jan; 190:108181.

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Stappenbeck F, Wang F, Sinha SK, Hui ST, Farahi L, Mukhamedova N, Fleetwood A, Murphy AJ, Sviridov D, Lusis AJ, Parhami F. Anti-Inflammatory Oxysterol, Oxy210, Inhibits Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic Mice and Inflammatory Responses of Vascular Cells. Cells. 2024 09 30; 13(19).

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Prabhakar AP, Lopez-Candales A. Uric acid and cardiovascular diseases: a reappraisal. Postgrad Med. 2024 Aug; 136(6):615-623.

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Warren J, Ellims A, Bloom J, Sutherland N, Lew P, Kavnoudias H, Paleri S, Stub D, Taylor A. Mixed plaque on coronary CT angiography predicts atherosclerotic events in asymptomatic intermediate-risk individuals. Open Heart. 2024 Mar 08; 11(1).

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Al Zein M, Zein O, Diab R, Dimachkie L, Sahebkar A, Al-Asmakh M, Kobeissy F, Eid AH. Intermittent fasting favorably modulates adipokines and potentially attenuates atherosclerosis. Biochem Pharmacol. 2023 12; 218:115876.

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