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Inflammation and Heart Disease

Inflammation and Heart Disease

Why inflammation is a key factor in heart disease

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May 10, 2023
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When we say heart disease, what we typically mean is coronary atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis is, by definition, the retention of a cholesterol particle in the artery wall.

Every step of that process, from transition across the wall, particle retention, and subsequent metabolic processes that accelerate plaque development and the factors that cause it…

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