Carotid plaques were divided into 5 mm segments, and histological features were analyzed in the segment with the greatest ... with vulnerable plaques in one artery has vulnerable plaques elsewhere.

Similarly, the CAPIAS (Carotid Plaque Imaging in Acute Stroke) study highlighted that complicated carotid artery plaques, even in the absence of significant stenosis, are associated with a higher ...

February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...

Carotid artery stents are specialized devices used in carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedures to widen narrowed arteries, thereby improving blood flow and preventing plaque buildup and ... regional, ...

February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

Mesenteric (or intestinal) artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the abdomen that supply the intestines become narrowed, or blocked, by an accumulation of a fatty substance ...

This study only focused on patients who had carotid artery disease and were already having surgery to remove the build-up of plaque. As such, it's unclear whether the findings of this study can be ...

In addition, the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study found that midlife cardiorespiratory fitness was inversely associated with carotid artery disease measured ... characterisation of coronary plaques ...

the hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque build-up. Atherosclerosis affects as many as 35 percent of Americans. People with lower extremity artery disease often have other ...