Atherosclerosis is considered one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. It is a condition where ...

Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. There are typically few ...

Blood vessels supply oxygen and nutrients to our body's tissues and organs, including the heart, brain, and kidneys, and ...

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 ...

Novel drugs for atherosclerosis have taken a hard hit in the past year, making it unlikely that any will make it to market this decade. But lessons learned from these failures might help the ...

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 ...

A number of different strategies can be developed to protect people against atherosclerosis or to treat patients with clinical symptoms thereof. In our opinion, DNA and protein vaccination in ...

Objectives To examine the associations between physical fitness in male adolescents and coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in middle age. Methods This population-based cohort study linked physical ...

Artery hardening, also known as atherosclerosis, is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It happens when ...

Our opinion: At this point, we do not recommend changing exercise habits (including intensity) in asymptomatic athletes to reduce progression of coronary atherosclerosis, since current cross-sectional ...