High Levels of (Un)Switched Memory B Cells Are Associated With Better Outcome in Patients With Advanced Atherosclerotic Disease

BackgroundAtherosclerosis is an inflammatory lipid disorder and the main underlying pathology of acute ischemic events. Despite a vast amount of data from murine atherosclerosis models, evidence of B‐cell involvement in human atherosclerotic disease is limited. We therefore investigated the associat...

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Main Authors: John A. L. Meeuwsen, Amerik van Duijvenvoorde, Aisha Gohar, Maria O. Kozma, Sander M. van de Weg, Crystel M. Gijsberts, Saskia Haitjema, Harry Björkbacka, Gunilla N. Fredrikson, Gert J. de Borst, Hester M. den Ruijter, Gerard Pasterkamp, Christoph J. Binder, Imo E. Hoefer, Saskia C. A. de Jager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.005747