The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is outlined above in only the broadest terms. Several different views about the stages of plaque progression have been proposed; this area is subject to ongoing ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel wall inflammation and lipoprotein retention, as well as to the formation of the fibrous cap that provides stability ...

He earned his doctoral degree in chemical engineering at UCLA in 2008. In the early stages of atherosclerosis, the underlying condition leading to heart attacks and strokes, oxidized LDL—low-density ...

At the later stages of disease (whether atherosclerosis or obesity), macrophage death is generally assumed to have deleterious consequences, such as the rupture of vascular plaques and excess ...

which alter in the early stages of atherosclerosis. Separately, the team analysed data from a study of more than 2,000 people recruited during the 1980s had ultrasounds of their carotid arteries.

Patients with lung cancer have a high prevalence of atherosclerosis. These patients may benefit from calcium scoring. Researchers identified specific risk factors linked to atherosclerosis in this ...

Destruction from termites can reach a critical stage before you know there is ... there may be additional help in reversing atherosclerosis. We know that statin drugs are effective in lowering ...

particularly in the advanced stages of atherosclerosis. The study suggests that by targeting OTUB1, it may be possible to develop novel therapeutic strategies for atherosclerosis and ...

Recognition of cardiac risk factors and atherosclerosis allows for earlier treatment interventions and risk factor modification in these patients." Christopher Malozzi, DO, lead author of the ...