The immunology of atherosclerosis

Nature Reviews Nephrology 13, 368 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2017.51 Authors: Anton Gisterå & Göran K. Hansson Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, both in the general population and among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In most cases, the underlying cause of the cardiovascular event is atherosclerosis — a chronic inflammatory disease. CKD accelerates atherosclerosis via augmentation of
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