Acute administration of rhLCAT to ASCVD patients, increases flux of cholesterol ester through the reverse cholesterol transport pathway. Gissette Reyes-Soffer. MD FAHA sasha ahajrnls.org/4bvuKl7

Macrophage-derived GSDMD plays an essential role in atherosclerosis and crosstalk between macrophages via the mitochondria- STING-IRF3/ NF-κB axis. Weijian Huang ahajrnls.org/3VdZCAK

Check out the latest ATVB_net blog by Rachel Cahalane !! ahajrnls.org/3VkBkVZ

Thank you to our DST for another wonderful opportunity to meet an ATVB author! Join us Friday May 31 for the next session!!

Congratulations to Jesse Williams and team! Exciting new work on TREM2 agonism and fate and function of foamy macrophages! Just published in ATVB!

New study in ATVB - lowering of LDLc by evinacumab along with standar of care in patients with familial FH - impact on cardiovascular event-feee survival.

Latest issue of ATVB - read about complex roles for IL1b in atherosclerosis!

ATVB is gratified to honor the life and legacy of Dr David A. Dichek. Inauguration of the David A. Dichek Mid-Career Investigator Award.

Latest ATVB - read about inhibition of Wnt signaling and myxomatous valve abnormalities relevant to Marfan syndrome.

In this review, we highlight the recent successes and remaining challenges of the human induced pluripotent stem cell derived smooth muscle cell model ahajrnls.org/4e4IQvl

Thank you to our Digital Strategies Team (DST) of ATVB Journal for an outstanding session and thanks, too, to the authors for their insightful contributions. Congratulations on your beautiful publication in ATVB! And, yes, SEE YOU NEXT TIME. Thanks DST!!

June Featured Article: Vascular micro- and macro- calcification from 18F-NaF PET/CT can be mapped onto a spatial atlas, serving as a novel technique to sensitively detect and track vascular cal... Aaron Sheppard Babak Saboury Faraz Farhadi @elizabeththeng ahajrnls.org/3UYvQ2P

High plaque stress and strain may be associated with plaque rupture: Direct verification using OCT-confirmed plaque rupture data and 3D biomechanical models ahajrnls.org/3X6JuCn

Our work highlights EGCG's novel role in the assembly of functional elastic fibers for enhanced mechanistic insight and physiological rescue in disease states ahajrnls.org/3Vt8p1N

Enjoy June Editor Pick: roles for AKAP150 in myocytes with respect to protecting cerebral arteries from hypertension in the context of exercise!!

Framingham Heart Study uncovers that aortic stiffness and pressure pulsatility may be related to liver fibrosis and fat - latest issue of ATVB.

ATVB: An AHA Journal has a Centennial Collection highlighting the American Heart Association's 100th anniversary. This is also Lp(a)'s 61st yr anniversary. So a good topic to look back and forward, and try to predict the future.... Enjoy. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/AT…

Our entire ATVB team cherishes the opportunity to remember all of David Dichek's contributions and generosity to so many! Thank you, David, for setting such a high bar as scientist, mentor, physician, editor, colleague and good friend. We are grateful for your life and legacy.

ATVB Journal is very pleased to introduce our new series "Socrates' Corner" - this series aims to critically review animal models of human diseases: the "pros" and the "cons". Our inaugural contribution focuses on abdominal aortic aneurysms and is the first of many to come!

Thank you to Dr. Hanrui Zhang and co-authors and ATVB Women's Leadership Committee for this excellent contribution to ATVB journal. The insights and suggestions offered for women in science and medicine are most timely and very appreciated!