These findings indicate a correlation between elevated C-reactive protein levels and the early noncalcified stages of atherosclerotic ... versus calcified coronary plaques is unknown.

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

Following publication of our studies, some physicians and patients question whether coronary atherosclerosis in athletes requires statins due to the potential lower non-calcified plaque burden and ...

The pathway we looked at more closely starts up in atherosclerotic plaques and works against the calcification of the vessels," says Lehners. "This mechanism therefore has a vasoprotective function." ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle ... as well as to the formation of the fibrous cap that provides stability to the plaque. The VSMC can undergo a proliferative response that ...

In atherosclerosis, the artery stiffness is due to plaque buildup within the arterial walls. Plaque is a sticky, fatty substance composed of cholesterol, calcium, and other substances. As plaque ...

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.

"We measured not only calcified plaques in the coronary arteries ... muscle strength in youth are associated with a lower ...