Keywordsretinal artery occlusion; spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT); fundus autofluorescence; retinal ischemia; endarterectomy; cardiovascular disorder; atherosclerosis; atherosclerosis; coronary plaques; coronary computed-tomography angiography (CCTA); coronary calcium; cardiac events; rheumatoid arthritis; genetic variation; SNP; atherosclerosis; rs2073618; coronary artery calcium; risk stratification; cardiovascular risk; ultrasound; contrast enhanced; molecular imaging; atherosclerosis; micro-bubbles; atherosclerosis; plaque; tissue characterization; ultrasound; carotid atherosclerosis; plaque echogenicity; ultrasound; statins; atherosclerosis; vasa vasorum; neovascularization; mechanism; imaging modality; angiogenic therapy; atherosclerosis; arginine; ADMA; ratio; statins; nitric oxide; cholesterol; miR-146a polymorphism; rs2910164; coronary artery disease; ischemic stroke; meta-analysis; HDL; biomarker; HDL function; reverse cholesterol transport; HDL therapies; carotid atherosclerosis; ultrasound; calcification
