Genetics of adrenergic signaling drives coronary artery calcification

Cardiovascular diseases hold primacy as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, making especially engaging the research towards the identification of the potential underlying mechanisms as well as the prognostic factors and predictors of the disease. Despite being extensively studied, atherogenesis and its progression remain among the most fascinating phenomena, with various interrogatives still open. The atherosclerotic process is multifactorial, involves different cells, and generates new cellular phenotypes.
Source: Atherosclerosis - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research