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Brief Reviews

Coronary Heart Disease: Reducing the Risk : The Scientific Background to Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart DiseaseA Worldwide View

Vascular Biology

Vascular Endothelial Cells Respond to Spatial Gradients in Fluid Shear Stress by Enhanced Activation of Transcription Factors

Oncostatin M Induces Angiogenesis In Vitro and In Vivo

Angiotensin II Stimulates Collagen Synthesis in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells : Involvement of the AT₁ Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-ß, and Tyrosine Phosphorylation

Noncollagenous Bone Matrix Proteins, Calcification, and Thrombosis in Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis

LDL Stimulates Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase-1 Expression, Independent of LDL Receptors, in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Transcriptional Inhibition by Interleukin-6 of the Class A Macrophage Scavenger Receptor in Macrophages Derived From Human Peripheral Monocytes and the THP-1 Monocytic Cell Line

Uptake of Oxidized LDL by Macrophages Differs From That of Acetyl LDL and Leads to Expansion of an Acidic Endolysosomal Compartment

Crystallization of Free Cholesterol in Model Macrophage Foam Cells

Dysfunction of Nitric Oxide Mediation in Isolated Rat Arterioles With Methionine Diet–Induced Hyperhomocysteinemia

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Inhibition of Arteriosclerosis by T-Cell Depletion in Normocholesterolemic Rabbits Immunized With Heat Shock Protein 65

Overexpression of Human Catalase Gene Decreases Oxidized Lipid-Induced Cytotoxicity in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Membrane Active Lipids in Remnant Lipoproteins Cause Impairment of Endothelium-Dependent Vasorelaxation

Fluctuations of Radial Artery Distensibility Throughout the Menstrual Cycle

Aortic Plaque Size and Endometrial Response in Cholesterol-Fed Rabbits Treated With Estrogen Plus Continuous or Sequential Progestin

Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerotic Lesion Development in LDL Receptor–Deficient Mice Fed Defined Semipurified Diets With and Without Cholate

Acute Changes in Serum Lipids and Lipoprotein Subclasses in Triathletes as Assessed by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Abetalipoproteinemia Caused by Maternal Isodisomy of Chromosome 4q Containing an Intron 9 Splice Acceptor Mutation in the Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Gene

MRI of Rabbit Atherosclerosis in Response to Dietary Cholesterol Lowering

Genetic Background Determines the Extent of Atherosclerosis in ApoE-Deficient Mice

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism and Carotid Wall Thickening in a Community Population

Hepatic Lipase (LIPC) Promoter Polymorphism in Men With Coronary Artery Disease : Allele Frequency and Effects on Hepatic Lipase Activity and Plasma HDL-C Concentrations

Heart Rate Variability and Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis

Associations of C-Reactive Protein With Measures of Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Healthy, Middle-Aged Women

Urinary Albumin Excretion : An Independent Predictor of Ischemic Heart Disease

Identifying Cloninger's Temperament Profiles as Related to the Early Development of the Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome in Young Men

Thrombosis

Specific Impairment of Human Platelet P2Y_AC ADP Receptor–Mediated Signaling by the Antiplatelet Drug Clopidogrel

Subunit Antigen and Activity Levels of Blood Coagulation Factor XIII in Healthy Individuals : Relation to Sex, Age, Smoking, and Hypertension

Plasma Glutathione Peroxidase Deficiency and Platelet Insensitivity to Nitric Oxide in Children With Familial Stroke

Oral Contraceptives Highlight the Genotype-Specific Association Between Serum Phospholipids and Activated Factor VII