Atherosclerosis (AS) is the main pathological basis for the development of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. Abnormal accumulation of apoptotic and necrotic cells resulted in plaque enlargement, ...

2000). However, the changes to the atherosclerotic lesional cellular composition, inflammation, plaque necrosis, and collagen deposition are not known. This is critical since plaques that rupture and ...

10 11 TDC analysis has not been applied to CaWs, which often produce stenoses similar to those of mild and moderate atherosclerotic plaques at the level of the carotid bulb. However, the different ...

Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200080 Shanghai, P. R. China ...

These new parameters include three-dimensional cIMT scanning to visualise vessel wall intima morphology26 and cIMT variability to assess surface pattern and extent of ... shown to be a surrogate ...

3 Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China Introduction Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease ...

3 Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK 4 Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, ...

We investigated the association of serum Ca, P, and CPP to carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque assessed by high-resolution MR vessel wall imaging in acute ischemic stroke patients. Methods: A total ...

Introduction: Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a common cause of primary and secondary stroke. Understanding plaque evolution can help in risk stratification and in selecting proper ...

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, Zürich CH8093, Switzerland ...