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As the current technology stands, clinical use of CT for cellular and molecular imaging of atherosclerosis may be restricted to the narrow use of identifying plaque mineral composition and cellular ...

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, Zürich CH8093, Switzerland ...

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Feb. 3, 2025 — Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) -- commonly known as bad cholesterol -- have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor to heart disease. But these microscopic ...

Low circulating levels of HDL cholesterol might, therefore, be associated with the defective functionality of small HDL particles of abnormal structure and composition. In common metabolic ...