MICRORNAS AND CARDIOVASCULAT DISEASE

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year, most of which are attributable to atherosclerosis. Notably, the mechanisms that regulate atherosclerotic disease development and expression are not fully understood yet. MicroRNAs are small non-coding molecules of ribonucleic acid that regulate the gene expression at the post-transcriptional level and play a key role in the pathophysiology of different cardiovascular…