Introduction: Atherosclerosis remains one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease.
Areas covered: A brief overview of the work summarized by Berman et al. [Berman JP, Farkouh ME, Rosenson RS. Emerging anti-inflammatory drugs for atherosclerosis. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2013;18(2):193-205] on the development of anti-inflammatory drugs to tackle atherosclerosis is provided.
Expert opinion: Indeed, recent data from clinical trials on anti-inflammatory drugs in coronary artery disease highlight the potential of such therapies.