Asterisks indicate the presence of an atherosclerotic plaque in the common carotid artery detected by 3D ultrasound. The plaque does not cause significant obstruction of the artery (50%).

Caption Individuals with coronary artery disease exist on a spectrum of disease, such as the amount of plaque build-up in the arteries of the heart; however, the disease is conventionally ...

For select risk-enhanced individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers ... to slow the progression of atherosclerotic plaque. In the CAUGHT-CAD randomized trial ...

The image to the right (Figure 1) shows an image of a carotid artery in the neck where it divides into the artery of the external carotid artery (smaller vessel on the right) and the internal carotid ...