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Keep Out The Rain

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It has been well established that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a condition that leads to chronic symptoms that are generally thought of as a primary disease. However, vascular injury leads to subsequent disease such as metabolic disease, obesity, high blood pressure and kidney disease. There are several contributing factors starting a person on the path … Read more

Apoptosis, Necrosis, and Necroptosis – Are They Important in Vascular Injury?

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Have you ever wondered the difference between necrosis and apoptosis and how that relationship relates to vascular injury? What about whether they can be one and the same at any point in the cell death process? Cellular death can be either natural or trauma induced.  The primary difference between the two is that the necrotic … Read more