DALLAS – June 18, 2013 – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of aortic atherosclerosis can predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy individuals, researchers ...

Although findings have shown patients with aortic atherosclerotic plaques have raised risk of death due to cerebrovascular or cardiac events, sample populations used have been highly selected. The ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – In a study of more than 2,000 adults, researchers found that two MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta — the amount of plaque in the vessel and the thickness of its wall — are ...

The natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs) of the descending thoracic aorta remains unclear. Between January 1996 and June 2000, PAU was diagnosed in 36 patients (16 men, 20 ...

Cardiovascular disease due to atherosclerosis is the leading cause of disease and mortality worldwide. So-called “vulnerable” atherosclerotic plaques are those that are likely to result in clinical ...

In a study of more than 2,000 adults, MRI measurements of abdominal aortic atherosclerosis were predictive of future adverse CV events. “This is an important study because it demonstrates that ...

New guidelines on peripheral artery diseases have been written. The guidelines address all aspects – with the exception of the aorta – of peripheral atherosclerotic disease, including disease of ...

An important mechanism responsible for the sudden and unpredictable onset of acute thrombosis is plaque rupture. [1] The risk of rupture depends more on the plaque's composition rather than its size. ...

Fractalkine (CX3CL1) is of particular interest in atherogenesis because it can serve as an adhesion molecule and a chemokine. Fractalkine and its receptor CX3CR1 are expressed in atherosclerotic ...