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Editorial
. 2017 Feb:257:242-245.
doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.12.010. Epub 2016 Dec 16.

Quit smoking to outsmart atherogenesis: Molecular mechanisms underlying clinical evidence

Jessica Gambardella  1 , Celestino Sardu  2 , Cosimo Sacra  3 , Carmine Del Giudice  4 , Gaetano Santulli  5
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Editorial

Quit smoking to outsmart atherogenesis: Molecular mechanisms underlying clinical evidence

Jessica Gambardella et al. Atherosclerosis. 2017 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Oxidative stress; Plaque; Smoke; Smoking cessation; Thrombosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest

The authors declared they do not have anything to disclose regarding conflict of interest with respect to this manuscript.

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Fig. 1.
Effects of smoke on the four stages of the atherosclerotic process.
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