Epiaortic ultrasonography has high sensitivity for the detection of atherosclerosis. In several studies, the technique has identified atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta as the major risk factor ...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Four measures of extracoronary atherosclerosis independently and strongly predict the incidence of MI, data from the Rotterdam Study suggest [1]. The study report, by Dr ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. There are typically few noticeable ...

MUCH has been written about occlusive disease involving the great vessels of the aortic arch since the first reports on this subject by Savory 1 in 1856 and Broadbent 2 in 1875. This clinical entity, ...

Cardiovascular disease due to atherosclerosis is the leading cause of disease and mortality worldwide. So-called “vulnerable” atherosclerotic plaques are those that are likely to result in clinical ...

Oksana Tehlivets from the Institute of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Graz, Gerhard A. Holzapfel and Francesca Bogoni from the Institute of Biomechanics at Graz University of Technology ...