Inflammation and cardiovascular disease: From mechanisms to therapeutics

• Main Authors: Abdulhamied Alfaddagh (Author), Seth S. Martin (Author), Thorsten M. Leucker (Author), Erin D. Michos (Author), Michael J. Blaha (Author), Charles J. Lowenstein (Author), Steven R. Jones (Author), Peter P. Toth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inflammation constitutes a complex, highly conserved cascade of molecular and cellular events. Inflammation has been labeled as "the fire within," is highly regulated, and is critical to host defense and tissue repair. In general, inflammation is beneficial and has evolved to promote survi...