- October 7, 2013Atherosclerosis is a slowly progressing degenerative disease of the arterial wall. Several risk factors, including cigarette smoking, precipitate its development.…
- September 16, 2013Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent an important healthcare problem in Europe. Among the objectives of cardiovascular disease prevention a more rigorous risk…
- September 6, 2013Numerous preclinical and clinical studies have shown a correlation between the consumption of moderate amounts of red wine and a…
- September 6, 2013We present a 33-year-old patient who developed high grade fever after returning from his 3-week journey in the south of…
- September 4, 2013Background: Hypocholesterolemia in cancer patients is a frequent and expected phenomenon. Higher fluidity of plasma membranes (as a result of…
- September 3, 2013The coronary and carotid arterial beds are affected early in the process of atherosclerosis. Morphologic changes of arterial walls can…
- August 18, 2013Vasa vasorum (»vessels of the vessel«) are arterioles, capillaries and venules that nourish large arteries and veins. They are derived…
