The ability to identify which patients with atherosclerosis are at higher risk ... Pathological findings of plaque features that predict cardiovascular events may point the way to noninvasive ...

In all conditions featuring metaflammation, whether it occurs in the obese adipose tissue or in atherosclerotic plaques ... where the lipid concentration, composition or both are altered 26,31.

In a new study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time ...

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

In particular, high-resolution, nonionizing MRI has emerged as one of the most promising noninvasive safe modalities for imaging vessel wall anatomy and atherosclerotic plaque composition.

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 ...

to capture rich information about the composition, morphology and microstructure of atherosclerotic plaques. The work was a collaborative project with Brett Bouma and Martin Villiger, experts in ...

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.