Gerard Pasterkamp

The acute phase protein haptoglobin is locally expressed in arthritic and oncological tissues.

Decorin inhibition of PDGF-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cell function: potential mechanism for inhibition of intimal hyperplasia after balloon angioplasty.

Toll-like receptors in cardiovascular diseases.

From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part I.

From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part II.

Characterizing vulnerable plaque features with intravascular elastography.

Toll-like receptor 4 is involved in outward arterial remodeling.

Increased collagen turnover is only partly associated with collagen fiber deposition in the arterial response to injury.

Matrix metalloproteinase inhibition reduces intimal hyperplasia in a porcine arteriovenous-graft model.

Expansive arterial remodeling: location, location, location.

IgM antibody level against proinflammatory bacterial peptidoglycan is inversely correlated with extent of atherosclerotic disease.

Local overexpression of C-type natriuretic peptide ameliorates vascular adaptation of porcine hemodialysis grafts.

Vascular remodeling in atherosclerotic femoral arteries: three-dimensional US analysis.

Functional role for toll-like receptors in atherosclerosis and arterial remodeling.

Increase in collagen turnover but not in collagen fiber content is associated with flow-induced arterial remodeling.

Athero-express: differential atherosclerotic plaque expression of mRNA and protein in relation to cardiovascular events and patient characteristics. Rationale and design.

Hemodialysis access graft failure: time to revisit an unmet clinical need?

Sirolimus-eluting stents to abolish intimal hyperplasia and improve flow in porcine arteriovenous grafts: a 4-week follow-up study.

Impact of different definitions on the interpretation of coronary remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound.

Age-related changes in plaque composition: a study in patients suffering from carotid artery stenosis.

Involvement of furin-like proprotein convertases in the arterial response to injury.

In vivo cell seeding with anti-CD34 antibodies successfully accelerates endothelialization but stimulates intimal hyperplasia in porcine arteriovenous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts.

In vivo temperature heterogeneity is associated with plaque regions of increased MMP-9 activity.

Letter regarding article by Luo et al, "Adenovirus-mediated expression of beta-adrenergic receptor kinase C-terminus reduces intimal hyperplasia and luminal stenosis of arteriovenous polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in pigs".

Localized measurement of optical attenuation coefficients of atherosclerotic plaque constituents by quantitative optical coherence tomography.

Matrix metalloproteinase 2 is associated with stable and matrix metalloproteinases 8 and 9 with vulnerable carotid atherosclerotic lesions: a study in human endarterectomy specimen pointing to a role for different extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer glycosylation forms.

Carotid atherosclerotic plaques in patients with transient ischemic attacks and stroke have unstable characteristics compared with plaques in asymptomatic and amaurosis fugax patients.

Closure of the arteriotomy after carotid endarterectomy: patch type is related to intraoperative microemboli and restenosis rate.

Vascular remodeling and protease inhibition--bench to bedside.

Pathophysiology of gender difference in prognosis of asymptomatic carotid stenosis: research and future implications.

Pharmaceutical interventions to influence arteriogenesis: new concepts to treat ischemic heart disease.

Statin treatment is not associated with consistent alterations in inflammatory status of carotid atherosclerotic plaques: a retrospective study in 378 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.

S2 connector versus suture: distal coronary anastomosis remodeling, patency, and function in the pig.

Endothelial progenitor cell-seeded grafts: rash and risky.

Endothelial progenitor cell-seeded grafts: rash and risky.

Genomics of foam cells and nonfoamy macrophages from rabbits identifies arginase-I as a differential regulator of nitric oxide production.

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition increases mortality, enhances left ventricular remodeling, and impairs systolic function after myocardial infarction in the pig.

Gender-associated differences in plaque phenotype of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.

Noninvasive two-dimensional strain imaging of arteries: validation in phantoms and preliminary experience in carotid arteries in vivo.

Peptidoglycan increases firm adhesion of monocytes under flow conditions and primes monocyte chemotaxis.

Low levels of Nogo-B in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques are associated with an atheromatous phenotype, restenosis, and stenosis severity.

Levels of extra domain A containing fibronectin in human atherosclerotic plaques are associated with a stable plaque phenotype.

From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: the search for biomarkers of plaque destabilization.

HIF-1 alpha expression is associated with an atheromatous inflammatory plaque phenotype and upregulated in activated macrophages.

A new intra-arterial delivery platform for pro-arteriogenic compounds to stimulate collateral artery growth via transforming growth factor-beta1 release.

Microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase: a safer target than cyclooxygenases?

Intraobserver and interobserver variability and spatial differences in histologic examination of carotid endarterectomy specimens.

Toll-like receptor 4 mediates maladaptive left ventricular remodeling and impairs cardiac function after myocardial infarction.

Balance between angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 is in favor of angiopoietin-2 in atherosclerotic plaques with high microvessel density.

Pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine when delivered by selective pulmonary artery perfusion for the treatment of lung cancer.

Atherosclerotic plaque composition and occurrence of restenosis after carotid endarterectomy.

Histological characterization of restenotic carotid plaques in relation to recurrence interval and clinical presentation: a cohort study.

Maternal TLR4 and NOD2 gene variants, pro-inflammatory phenotype and susceptibility to early-onset preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.

Immune regulatory cells: circulating biomarker factories in cardiovascular disease.

Hyaluronic acid: targeting immune modulatory components of the extracellular matrix in atherosclerosis.

Bridging innate immunity and myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury: the search for therapeutic targets.

The visualization of the remodelling paradox.

Caveolin-1 influences vascular protease activity and is a potential stabilizing factor in human atherosclerotic disease.

The Nuclear Factor-kappa B p50 subunit is involved in flow-induced outward arterial remodeling.

Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 response and expression on monocytes decrease rapidly in patients undergoing arterial surgery and are related to preoperative smoking.

Selective pulmonary artery perfusion followed by blood flow occlusion: new challenge for the treatment of pulmonary malignancies.

Unraveling pleiotropic effects of statins: bit by bit, a slow case with perspective.

CD36 is significantly correlated with adipophilin in human carotid lesions and inversely correlated with plasma ApoAI.

Histopathological comparison between endofibrosis of the high-performance cyclist and atherosclerosis in the external iliac artery.

Microparticles, debris that hurts.

Circulating cells: the biofactory for markers of atherosclerotic disease.

Increased expression of the transforming growth factor-beta signaling pathway, endoglin, and early growth response-1 in stable plaques.

Targeting adhesion molecules in cardiovascular disorders.

Selective pulmonary artery perfusion for the treatment of primary lung cancer: Improved drug exposure of the lung.

Biobanks and the search for predictive biomarkers of local and systemic outcome in atherosclerotic disease.

Targeted deletion of nuclear factor kappaB p50 enhances cardiac remodeling and dysfunction following myocardial infarction.

Exenatide reduces infarct size and improves cardiac function in a porcine model of ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Reduction of myocardial infarct size by human mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium.

TGF-beta1 induces efficient differentiation of human cardiomyocyte progenitor cells into functional cardiomyocytes in vitro.

Imaging of de novo atherosclerotic arterial remodeling: clinical sense or research sensibility?

Endothelial glycocalyx dimensions are reduced in growing collateral arteries and modulate leucocyte adhesion in arteriogenesis.

Smooth muscle progenitor cells: friend or foe in vascular disease?

Locally applied recombinant plasmin results in effective thrombolysis in a porcine model of arteriovenous graft thrombosis.

Heme oxygenase 1 determines atherosclerotic lesion progression into a vulnerable plaque.

Identifying needs and opportunities for advancing translational research in cardiovascular disease.

High levels of myeloid-related protein 14 in human atherosclerotic plaques correlate with the characteristics of rupture-prone lesions.

Loss of SOCS3 expression in T cells reveals a regulatory role for interleukin-17 in atherosclerosis.

Impaired recruitment of HHT-1 mononuclear cells to the ischaemic heart is due to an altered CXCR4/CD26 balance.

Past, current and future concepts in atherosclerotic biobanking.

Toll like receptor 4 in atherosclerosis and plaque destabilization.

Platelet-lysate as an autologous alternative for fetal bovine serum in cardiovascular tissue engineering.

Negative MR contrast caused by USPIO uptake in lymph nodes may lead to false positive observations with in vivo visualization of murine atherosclerotic plaque.

Local atherosclerotic plaques are a source of prognostic biomarkers for adverse cardiovascular events.

Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury is mediated by leukocytic toll-like receptor-2 and reduced by systemic administration of a novel anti-toll-like receptor-2 antibody.

Recent developments and new perspectives on imaging of atherosclerotic plaque: role of anatomical, cellular and molecular MRI part III.

Derivation and characterization of human fetal MSCs: an alternative cell source for large-scale production of cardioprotective microparticles.

Recent developments and new perspectives on imaging of atherosclerotic plaque: role of anatomical, cellular and molecular MRI Part I and II.

Exosome secreted by MSC reduces myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Mycophenolate mofetil attenuates plaque inflammation in patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.

Cold war battle against hot atherosclerotic plaques.

Characterization and in vitro and in vivo testing of CB2-receptor- and NGAL-targeted paramagnetic micelles for molecular MRI of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque.

Composition of carotid atherosclerotic plaque is associated with cardiovascular outcome: a prognostic study.

Endogenous inflammatory molecules engage Toll-like receptors in cardiovascular disease.

Targeted deletion of the inhibitory NF-kappaB p50 subunit in bone marrow-derived cells improves collateral growth after arterial occlusion.

Histologic atherosclerotic plaque characteristics are associated with restenosis rates after endarterectomy of the common and superficial femoral arteries.

High neutrophil numbers in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques are associated with characteristics of rupture-prone lesions.

Hyaluronic acid metabolism is increased in unstable plaques.

High myeloid-related protein: 8/14 levels are related to an increased risk of cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy.

Arteriogenesis requires toll-like receptor 2 and 4 expression in bone-marrow derived cells.

Pleiotropic effects of statins in atherosclerotic disease.

Evaluation of infarcted murine heart function: comparison of prospectively triggered with self-gated MRI.

Assessment of collateral artery function and growth in a pig model of stepwise coronary occlusion.

Connective tissue growth factor is associated with a stable atherosclerotic plaque phenotype and is involved in plaque stabilization after stroke.

Molecular MRI of murine atherosclerotic plaque targeting NGAL: a protein associated with unstable human plaque characteristics.

Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein in atherosclerotic plaques is associated with local vulnerability and is predictive for the occurrence of adverse cardiovascular events.

Age and coumarin-type anticoagulation are associated with the occurrence of intraplaque hemorrhage, while statins are associated less with intraplaque hemorrhage: a large histopathological study in carotid and femoral plaques.

Decreased kidney function: an unrecognized and often untreated risk factor for secondary cardiovascular events after carotid surgery.

Collagenase matrix metalloproteinase-8 expressed in atherosclerotic carotid plaques is associated with systemic cardiovascular outcome.

Arterial occlusion induces systemic changes in leucocyte composition.

MicroRNA-100 regulates neovascularization by suppression of mammalian target of rapamycin in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells.

Restenosis after carotid surgery: the importance of clinical presentation and preoperative timing.

Lack of fibronectin-EDA promotes survival and prevents adverse remodeling and heart function deterioration after myocardial infarction.

The effect of alcohol on atherosclerotic plaque composition and cardiovascular events in patients with arterial occlusive disease.

Circulating leukocyte and carotid atherosclerotic plaque telomere length: interrelation, association with plaque characteristics, and restenosis after endarterectomy.

Intraplaque haemorrhages as the trigger of plaque vulnerability.

Red alert for women's heart: the urgent need for more research and knowledge on cardiovascular disease in women: proceedings of the workshop held in Brussels on gender differences in cardiovascular disease, 29 September 2010.

Human mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium improves cardiac function following myocardial infarction.

Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 stimulation elicits an enhanced inflammatory response in human obese patients with atherosclerosis.

Innate immune signaling in cardiac ischemia.

Regarding "a meta-analysis of clinical studies of statins for prevention of abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion".

Stabilisation of atherosclerotic plaques. Position paper of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on atherosclerosis and vascular biology.

Forkhead box protein P1 as a downstream target of transforming growth factor-β induces collagen synthesis and correlates with a more stable plaque phenotype.

Ets2 determines the inflammatory state of endothelial cells in advanced atherosclerotic lesions.

Atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability as an explanation for the increased risk of stroke in elderly undergoing carotid artery stenting.

Different stages of intraplaque hemorrhage are associated with different plaque phenotypes: a large histopathological study in 794 carotid and 276 femoral endarterectomy specimens.

Chemiluminescent reductive acridinium triggering (CRAT)--mechanism and applications.

Annual rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm enlargement without detectable endoleak after endovascular abdominal aortic repair.

Circumferential heterogeneity in the abdominal aortic aneurysm wall composition suggests lateral sides to be more rupture prone.

TGF-β1 content in atherosclerotic plaques, TGF-β1 serum concentrations and incident coronary events.

Measuring and targeting aldosterone and renin in atherosclerosis-a review of clinical data.

Evaluation of multicontrast MRI including fat suppression and inversion recovery spin echo for identification of intra-plaque hemorrhage and lipid core in human carotid plaque using the mahalanobis distance measure.

RANTES/CCL5 and risk for coronary events: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case-cohort, Athero-Express and CARDIoGRAM studies.

Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability Is Affected by the Chemokine CXCL10 in Both Mice and Humans.

Inducible cardiac ischaemia is related to a decrease in the whole-blood Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 response.

A fibronectin-fibrinogen-tropoelastin coating reduces smooth muscle cell growth but improves endothelial cell function.

Intraplaque hemorrhage: an imaging marker for atherosclerotic plaque destabilization?

The innate immune response in reperfused myocardium.

Atherosclerotic plaque biomarkers: beyond the horizon of the vulnerable plaque.

The influence of smoking on endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Quantitative T (2) (*) assessment of acute and chronic myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice.

Subintimal angioplasty track of the superficial femoral artery: a histological analysis.

Treatment with OPN-305, a humanized anti-Toll-Like receptor-2 antibody, reduces myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in pigs.

Lack of association between connexin40 polymorphisms and coronary artery disease.

Clinical prediction rule to estimate the absolute 3-year risk of major cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy.

Platelets enter atherosclerotic plaque via intraplaque microvascular leakage and intraplaque hemorrhage: a histopathological study in carotid plaques.

Feasibility of intracoronary GLP-1 eluting CellBead™ infusion in acute myocardial infarction.

Osteoprotegerin is associated with aneurysm diameter and proteolysis in abdominal aortic aneurysm disease.

Surgical left ventricular radius enlargement by patch insertion on the beating heart: a new experimental aneurysm model.

A new nonocclusive laser-assisted coronary anastomotic connector in a rabbit model.

23Na chemical shift imaging and Gd enhancement of myocardial edema.

Histological validation of iron-oxide and gadolinium based MRI contrast agents in experimental atherosclerosis: the do's and don't's.

Lipid-immunity cross-talk: a role for adipocyte fatty acid binding protein?

Intraplaque neovascularization and hemorrhage: markers for cardiovascular risk stratification and therapeutic monitoring.

Reduced CD26 expression is associated with improved cardiac function after acute myocardial infarction: insights from the REPERATOR study.

Deep proteome profiling of circulating granulocytes reveals bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein as a biomarker for severe atherosclerotic coronary stenosis.

Early assessment of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department: the potential diagnostic value of circulating microRNAs.

Fractional flow reserve is not associated with inflammatory markers in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Intraluminal abdominal aortic aneurysm thrombus is associated with disruption of wall integrity.

Temporal changes of soluble ST2 after cardiovascular interventions.

Lack of haptoglobin results in unbalanced VEGFα/angiopoietin-1 expression, intramural hemorrhage and impaired wound healing after myocardial infarction.

Carotid atherosclerotic plaque matrix metalloproteinase-12-positive macrophage subpopulation predicts adverse outcome after endarterectomy.

Histological features of carotid plaque in patients with ocular ischemia versus cerebral events.

Biological mechanisms of microvessel formation in advanced atherosclerosis: the big five.

Distinct CD44 splice variants differentially affect collateral artery growth.

CD26 inhibition enhances perfusion recovery in ApoE-/-mice.

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes increase ATP levels, decrease oxidative stress and activate PI3K/Akt pathway to enhance myocardial viability and prevent adverse remodeling after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Taking risk prediction to the next level. Advances in biomarker research for atherosclerosis.

Microvesicle protein levels are associated with increased risk for future vascular events and mortality in patients with clinically manifest vascular disease.

Toll-Like Receptor induced CD11b and L-selectin response in patients with coronary artery disease.

Methods of accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetic patients.

Circulating biomarkers for predicting cardiovascular disease risk; a systematic review and comprehensive overview of meta-analyses.

Intracoronary infusion of allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells directly after experimental acute myocardial infarction reduces infarct size, abrogates adverse remodeling, and improves cardiac function.

Proteomics of plaques and novel sources of potential biomarkers for atherosclerosis.

Mast cells in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques are associated with intraplaque microvessel density and the occurrence of future cardiovascular events.

NOD2-mediated innate immune signaling regulates the eicosanoids in atherosclerosis.

Crosstalk of lipids and inflammation in atherosclerosis: the PRO of PGRN?

Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques: an update.

Circulating cells as predictors of secondary manifestations of cardiovascular disease: design of the CIRCULATING CELLS study.

The nonocclusive laser-assisted coronary anastomotic connector in an off-pump porcine bypass model.

FoxP1 stimulates angiogenesis by repressing the inhibitory guidance protein semaphorin 5B in endothelial cells.

Toll-like receptor 4 inhibitor TAK-242 treatment does not influence perfusion recovery in tissue ischemia.

Soluble ST2 levels are not associated with secondary cardiovascular events and vulnerable plaque phenotype in patients with carotid artery stenosis.

Higher levels of advanced glycation endproducts in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques are associated with a rupture-prone phenotype.

Sex is associated with the presence of atherosclerotic plaque hemorrhage and modifies the relation between plaque hemorrhage and cardiovascular outcome.

10-years experience with the Athero-Express study.

The relationship between fractional flow reserve, platelet reactivity and platelet leukocyte complexes in stable coronary artery disease.

Extracellular vesicle-derived CD14 is independently associated with the extent of cardiovascular disease burden in patients with manifest vascular disease.

FLow-induced PRotrusions (FLIPRs): a platelet-derived platform for the retrieval of microparticles by monocytes and neutrophils.

Absence of chemokine (C-x-C motif) ligand 10 diminishes perfusion recovery after local arterial occlusion in mice.

Extracellular vesicle protein levels are related to brain atrophy and cerebral white matter lesions in patients with manifest vascular disease: the SMART-MR study.

Plasmin Cleavage of von Willebrand Factor as an Emergency Bypass for ADAMTS13 Deficiency in Thrombotic Microangiopathy.

Leukotriene B4 levels in human atherosclerotic plaques and abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Extracellular vesicle markers in relation to obesity and metabolic complications in patients with manifest cardiovascular disease.

Circulating immunoglobulins are not associated with intraplaque mast cell number and other vulnerable plaque characteristics in patients with carotid artery stenosis.

Time Dependent Changes in Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition in Patients Undergoing Carotid Surgery.

Six-month healing of the nonocclusive coronary anastomotic connector in an off-pump porcine bypass model.

Admittance-based pressure-volume loops versus gold standard cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in a porcine model of myocardial infarction.

Deep proteomic profiling of human carotid atherosclerotic plaques using multidimensional LC-MS/MS.

Vascular neuropeptide Y contributes to atherosclerotic plaque progression and perivascular mast cell activation.

The multifaceted functions of CXCL10 in cardiovascular disease.

The CD200-CD200 receptor inhibitory axis controls arteriogenesis and local T lymphocyte influx.

Seven-tesla magnetic resonance imaging of atherosclerotic plaque in the significantly stenosed carotid artery: a feasibility study.

Leucocyte expression of complement C5a receptors exacerbates infarct size after myocardial reperfusion injury.

Type 2 diabetes is not associated with an altered plaque phenotype among patients undergoing carotid revascularization. A histological analysis of 1455 carotid plaques.

Atherosclerotic risk factors and atherosclerotic postoperative events are associated with low inflammation in abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Stenting versus endarterectomy for restenosis following prior ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy: an individual patient data meta-analysis.

7.0 T MRI detection of cerebral microinfarcts in patients with a symptomatic high-grade carotid artery stenosis.

Extracellular vesicle protein CD14 relates to common carotid intima-media thickness in eight year old children.

Increased platelet reactivity is associated with circulating platelet-monocyte complexes and macrophages in human atherosclerotic plaques.

Adiponectin regulation in cardiovascular disease: is diseased fat showing its true color?

BiomarCaRE: rationale and design of the European BiomarCaRE project including 300,000 participants from 13 European countries.

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height.

Popliteal artery aneurysms differ from abdominal aortic aneurysms in cellular topography and inflammatory markers.

Intracoronary infusion of encapsulated glucagon-like Peptide-1-eluting mesenchymal stem cells preserves left ventricular function in a porcine model of acute myocardial infarction.

Relationship of MMP-14 and TIMP-3 expression with macrophage activation and human atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability.

SlideToolkit: an assistive toolset for the histological quantification of whole slide images.

Deficiency of the stroke relevant HDAC9 gene attenuates atherosclerosis in accord with allele-specific effects at 7p21.1.

Monocyte hyporesponsiveness and Toll-like receptor expression profiles in coronary artery bypass grafting and its clinical implications for postoperative inflammatory response and pneumonia: An observational cohort study.

The impact of female sex on long-term survival of patients with severe atherosclerosis undergoing endarterectomy.

A lipid-poor plaque and asymptomatic status in women are associated with higher peak systolic velocity on duplex ultrasound after carotid endarterectomy.

Symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic disease: correlations between plaque composition and ipsilateral stroke risk.

High reproducibility of histological characterization by whole virtual slide quantification; an example using carotid plaque specimens.

Response to letter regarding article, "plasmin cleavage of von willebrand factor as an emergency bypass for ADAMTS13 deficiency in thrombotic microangiopathy".

Histological analysis of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms.

Severity of stable coronary artery disease and its biomarkers differ between men and women undergoing angiography.

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology.

Shifting abdominal aortic aneurysm mortality trends in The Netherlands.

Variants in ALOX5, ALOX5AP and LTA4H are not associated with atherosclerotic plaque phenotypes: the Athero-Express Genomics Study.

Cardiac function in a long-term follow-up study of moderate and severe porcine model of chronic myocardial infarction.

Sex matters to the heart: A special issue dedicated to the impact of sex related differences of cardiovascular diseases.

Novel methodologies for biomarker discovery in atherosclerosis.

Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations.

Race/Ethnic Differences in the Associations of the Framingham Risk Factors with Carotid IMT and Cardiovascular Events.

Inter-Ethnic Differences in Quantified Coronary Artery Disease Severity and All-Cause Mortality among Dutch and Singaporean Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients.

Ethnicity Modifies Associations between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease Severity in Parallel Dutch and Singapore Coronary Cohorts.

In Vitro Hemocompatibility Testing of Dyneema Purity Fibers in Blood Contact.

Systemic Glucocorticoids Are Associated With Mortality After Carotid Endarterectomy.

Requiem for the 'vulnerable plaque'.

Invasive surgery reduces infarct size and preserves cardiac function in a porcine model of myocardial infarction.

Gender differences in health-related quality of life in patients undergoing coronary angiography.

Women Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Myocardial Infarction or Who Present With Multivessel Disease Have a Poorer Prognosis Than Men.

Gene-based meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies implicates new loci involved in obesity.

Targeting danger-associated molecular patterns after myocardial infarction.

Platelet density per monocyte predicts adverse events in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention.

The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study.

BLT1 antagonist LSN2792613 reduces infarct size in a mouse model of myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury.

Translational failure of anti-inflammatory compounds for myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of large animal models.

Impact of carotid atherosclerosis loci on cardiovascular events.

Hematological Parameters Improve Prediction of Mortality and Secondary Adverse Events in Coronary Angiography Patients: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Keeping von Willebrand Factor under Control: Alternatives for ADAMTS13.

Routinely analyzed leukocyte characteristics improve prediction of mortality after coronary angiography.

Total Arterial Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Facilitated by the Trinity Clip Connector.

Ethnic differences in clinical outcome of patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain.

The use of platelet reactivity testing in patients on antiplatelet therapy for prediction of bleeding events after cardiac surgery.

Intramyocardial stem cell injection: go(ne) with the flow.

A Laser-Assisted Anastomotic Technique: Feasibility on Human Diseased Coronary Arteries.

Extracellular vesicles for drug delivery.

Atheroprotective properties of human Omentin-1 in experimental atherosclerosis.

Meta-analysis of 49 549 individuals imputed with the 1000 Genomes Project reveals an exonic damaging variant in ANGPTL4 determining fasting TG levels.

Health-related quality of life and outcome in atherosclerosis - Does sex matter?

Human Validation of Genes Associated With a Murine Atherosclerotic Phenotype.

Clinical Risk Factors and Plaque Characteristics Associated with New Development of Contralateral Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy.

Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses.

Plasmin is a natural trigger for bradykinin production in patients with hereditary angioedema with factor XII mutations.

Correction: The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study.

The selective NLRP3-inflammasome inhibitor MCC950 reduces infarct size and preserves cardiac function in a pig model of myocardial infarction.

Corrigendum: Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses.

Cystatin C and Cardiovascular Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to Dyneema Purity® Patches and to Clinically Used Cardiovascular Prostheses.

A potential role for glycated cross-links in abdominal aortic aneurysm disease.

Patients with diabetes differ in atherosclerotic plaque characteristics and have worse clinical outcome after iliofemoral endarterectomy compared with patients without diabetes.

Validation of Noninvasive In Vivo Compound Ultrasound Strain Imaging Using Histologic Plaque Vulnerability Features.

Lost in the citation valley.

Temporal shifts in clinical presentation and underlying mechanisms of atherosclerotic disease.

Time-dependent differences in femoral artery plaque characteristics of peripheral arterial disease patients.

Lower Platelet Reactivity Is Associated with Presentation of Unstable Coronary Artery Disease.

Corrigendum: Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses.

Compound Ultrasound Strain Imaging for Noninvasive Detection of (Fibro)Atheromatous Plaques: Histopathological Validation in Human Carotid Arteries.

Biobanking in carotid artery disease: translation to clinical practice.

MicroRNAs: The Swing Voters in Vascular Disease Waiting for a Program.

The Microvasculature: The Next Battlefield Where Transforming Growth Factor-β and Endoglin Draw Their Double-Edged Swords?

Uniform data collection in routine clinical practice in cardiovascular patients for optimal care, quality control and research: The Utrecht Cardiovascular Cohort.

Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height.

Intramyocardial stem cell injection: go(ne) with the flow.

Leukocyte TLR5 deficiency inhibits atherosclerosis by reduced macrophage recruitment and defective T-cell responsiveness.

Genetic variation within the Y chromosome is not associated with histological characteristics of the atherosclerotic carotid artery or aneurysmal wall.

Common coding variant in SERPINA1 increases the risk for large artery stroke.

Extracellular matrix proteomics identifies molecular signature of symptomatic carotid plaques.

Additional Candidate Genes for Human Atherosclerotic Disease Identified Through Annotation Based on Chromatin Organization.

Cardiorenal disease connection during post-menopause: The protective role of estrogen in uremic toxins induced microvascular dysfunction.

Bovine Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase Reduces Inflammation After Induction of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Mice.

HEART score performance in Asian and Caucasian patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome.

Radiofrequency Ablation of the Atherosclerotic Plaque: a Proof of Concept Study in an Atherosclerotic Model.

Circulating GDF-15 levels predict future secondary manifestations of cardiovascular disease explicitly in women but not men with atherosclerosis.

Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits.

Relations between lipoprotein(a) concentrations, LPA genetic variants, and the risk of mortality in patients with established coronary heart disease: a molecular and genetic association study.

Sex-Based Differences in the Performance of the HEART Score in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Chest Pain.