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The DNA damage response (DDR) has been implicated in endothelial cell fate; its precise role in AS remains unclear. This study aims to identify DDR\u2010related biomarkers associated with AS and elucidate their mechanisms in endothelial pyroptosis. Our analysis identified 66 DDR\u2010related genes, which achieved over 80% accuracy in discriminating early from advanced lesions and hemorrhagic from non\u2010hemorrhagic plaques in external datasets, and reached 100% accuracy in differentiating plaque stability. CASP10 emerged as a top diagnostic biomarker (AUC\u2009=\u20090.991) compared to other DDR genes. Single\u2010cell analysis confirmed elevated CASP10 expression in endothelial cells of AS plaques. Functional experiments revealed that CASP10 is both necessary and sufficient for ox\u2010LDL\u2010induced DNA damage and pyroptosis in HUVECs. 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