TWIST1 plays pleiotropic functions in vascular disease and development and we have previously described the role of TWIST1-mediated endothelial-to-mesenchymal-transition in atherosclerosis development.41 We now identify EVA1A as a novel target of TWIST1, while it remains to be determined whether TWIST1 indeed directly regulates EVA1A gene expression. Here, TWIST1 is linked to atherosclerosis.