Studies have suggested possible links between cardiovascular and periodontal diseases. Periodontal examination with microbial sampling was performed in 12 patients one week prior to endarterectomy and ...

Atherothrombosis is a systemic disease of the arterial wall that affects the carotid, coronary, and peripheral vascular beds, and the aorta. This condition is associated with complications such as ...

Serial studies using IVUS enable assessment of the progression or regression of coronary atherosclerosis by visualizing the occurrence of atheroma in the vessel wall. A previous study using IVUS ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with stable coronary artery disease, colchicine conferred lower total plaque volume as measured by ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. PHILADELPHIA — In an OCT substudy of the COMPLETE trial, ...

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD) in Madrid have demonstrated that a proteins ...

Statins might not prevent coronary artery lesion severity from progressing over time, but they do hinder overall atherosclerosis volume while increasing plaque calcification and, hence, stability, ...

Patients with CAD who have bigger swings in blood pressure between trips to the doctor are more likely to have progression of coronary atheromas and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to a ...

A 70-year-old Asian American man who has signs of hemoconcentration that may be due to plasma contraction also has the following lipid levels: total cholesterol 91 mg/dL, triglycerides 64 mg/dL, LDL ...