Among patients with stable coronary artery disease, colchicine lowered total plaque volume compared with placebo but had no impact on low attenuation plaque volume, researchers reported. “If we can ...

After decades of progression, some of these atheromatous plaques may rupture and (along with the activation of the blood clotting system) start limiting blood flow to the heart muscle. The disease ...

One working theory proposes the following stages: Atheroma/fibro-atheroma. This is the progressive stage of plaque formation, characterized by the migration of SMCs into the intima, attracted by ...

Results from the company’s observational trial of more than 3,500 patients found that while disease burden was higher in men, ...

In iatrogenic microembolism, the entire length of the vessel in which the catheter was manipulated becomes a potential source of dislodgment of atheromatous plaque. Moreover, the use of balloon ...

Novel study has highlighted key differences in how coronary artery disease (CAD) affects men and women. Read on for more!

Thus, the clinical manifestation depends on the number of organs affected, the composition of the emboli, and the quantity of the embolus expelled from the atherosclerotic plaque. An isolated ...