COVID-19 accelerates the progression of atherosclerotic plaques, increasing coronary inflammation and the risk of high-risk ...

Acute coronary events frequently result from atherosclerotic plaque rupture at apparently noncritical sites. Although pathologic examination shows that specific plaque characteristics correlate ...

During the progression of atherosclerosis ... the induction of apoptosis and the impaired removal of dead cells, resulting in dangerous unstable plaques with a large lipid-filled core encapsulated ...

In order to detect a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque that is more likely to cause cardiovascular events, one should focus on studying biomarkers more associated with destabilization rather than ...

Intravascular thrombus adhering to an underlying atherosclerotic plaque impairs flow dynamics ... in deciding on the optimal treatment for removal of the underlying thrombus and enhance the ...

Atherosclerosis is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory and metabolic disease and pathologic process characterized by the accumulation of cholesterol and calcium plaque within the arterial wall.

Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease ... stroke or death by 4.5 times in the 34 months after plaque removal. Conducted by a team from the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli under ...

The narrowing of the carotid arteries is most commonly related to atherosclerosis (a build-up of plaque, which is a deposit of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium, and ...