About 1 in 7 stented patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) develop at least 1 silent plaque rupture in a nonculprit vessel, according to a subanalysis of the PROSPECT study published online ...

Washington DC - The formation of new blood vessels around an atherosclerotic plaque appears to play a major role in plaque rupture, and antiangiogenic drugs may therefore represent a new therapeutic ...

Sept. 6 -- FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Plaque ruptures in arteries can occur without causing any symptoms, say researchers at Boston University School of Medicine. Atherosclerotic plaque often ...

Shown are the phases of rupture and healing of an atherosclerotic plaque. The cross-section of a plaque in Panel A shows a central core containing lipids and necrotic debris (yellow) and macrophage ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about the mechanisms that cause plaques in arteries to rupture, paving the way for new tests to predict which patients are most at risk of a heart attack or ...

A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund University ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In individuals without symptoms who have thickened walls of the carotid arteries, two major arteries located on each side of the neck that provide blood and oxygen to the ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

University of Washington researchers have revealed that, in mice with atherosclerosis, it is the expression of an active form of the enzyme MMP-9, by macrophages located within plaque buildup in ...

A noninvasive method of measuring temperature differences in carotid atherosclerotic plaque may be able to identify those lesions at highest risk of rupture, according to findings published in the May ...

The device looks much like a traditional stent, but according to its manufacturer, Prescient Medical, it has a number of features that its developers believe make it well-suited for use in softer, ...