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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Kimon Stamatelopoulos, Lefteris Zormpas, Dr Nikolaos VlachogiannisORCiD, Dr Simon Tual-Chalot, Professor Konstantinos StellosORCiD
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© 2020 The AuthorsAging-related cellular and molecular processes including low-grade inflammation are major players in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Epidemiological studies report an independent interaction between the development of dementia and the incidence of CVD in several populations, suggesting the presence of overlapping molecular mechanisms. Accumulating experimental and clinical evidence suggests that amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides may function as a link among aging, CVD, and AD. Aging-related vascular and cardiac deposition of Αβ induces tissue inflammation and organ dysfunction, both important components of the Alzheimer's disease amyloid hypothesis. In this review, the authors describe the determinants of Aβ metabolism, summarize the effects of Aβ on atherothrombosis and cardiac dysfunction, discuss the clinical value of Αβ1-40 in CVD prognosis and patient risk stratification, and present the therapeutic interventions that may alter Aβ metabolism in humans.
Author(s): Stakos DA, Stamatelopoulos K, Bampatsias D, Sachse M, Zormpas E, Vlachogiannis NI, Tual-Chalot S, Stellos K
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year: 2020
Volume: 75
Issue: 8
Pages: 952-967
Print publication date: 03/03/2020
Online publication date: 24/02/2020
Acceptance date: 03/12/2019
ISSN (print): 0735-1097
ISSN (electronic): 1558-3597
Publisher: Elsevier USA
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.12.033
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.12.033
