Abstract
Vascular calcification, both in the coronary and in the peripheral arteries, is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, agents that prevent vascular calcification (e.g. estrogens or calcimimetic agents) might have neutral or detrimental effects on CV events. Moreover, statins and antihypertensive agents do not appear to modify vascular calcification, despite their established benefits on CV disease prevention. On the other hand, recent data suggest that microRNAs play a role in the regulation of vascular calcification. It is therefore possible that modulation of the expression of microRNAs might represent a useful strategy for preventing or delaying the progression of this process.
Keywords: Vascular calcification, cardiovascular risk, microRNA, statins, coronary artery calcium, aortic stenosis.
Current Vascular Pharmacology
Title:Editorial: Vascular Calcification, Cardiovascular Risk and microRNAs
Volume: 14 Issue: 2
Author(s): Konstantinos Tziomalos, Vasilios G. Athyros and Asterios Karagiannis
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Keywords: Vascular calcification, cardiovascular risk, microRNA, statins, coronary artery calcium, aortic stenosis.
Abstract: Vascular calcification, both in the coronary and in the peripheral arteries, is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, agents that prevent vascular calcification (e.g. estrogens or calcimimetic agents) might have neutral or detrimental effects on CV events. Moreover, statins and antihypertensive agents do not appear to modify vascular calcification, despite their established benefits on CV disease prevention. On the other hand, recent data suggest that microRNAs play a role in the regulation of vascular calcification. It is therefore possible that modulation of the expression of microRNAs might represent a useful strategy for preventing or delaying the progression of this process.
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Tziomalos Konstantinos, Athyros G. Vasilios and Karagiannis Asterios, Editorial: Vascular Calcification, Cardiovascular Risk and microRNAs, Current Vascular Pharmacology 2016; 14 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016111402160208150816
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016111402160208150816 |
Print ISSN 1570-1611 |
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