Objectives: This study sought to examine the ultrastructure of microvessels in normal and
atherosclerotic coronary arteries and its association with plaque phenotype. Background …

Background—Growth of atherosclerotic plaques is accompanied by neovascularization from
vasa vasorum microvessels extending through the tunica media into the base of the plaque …

Objective: Microvessels in atherosclerotic plaques provide an alternative pathway for the
recruitment of leucocytes in the lesions. The present study was designed to investigate the …

Objectives: This study examined myocardial microvascular emboli and obstruction, and
related these to plaque in the epicardial coronary arteries supplying the affected …

Obstructive disease of the epicardial coronary arteries was recognized as the cause of
angina pectoris> 2 centuries ago, and sudden thrombotic occlusion of an epicardial …

Until recently, it has been generally held that stable angina pectoris (SAP) primarily reflects
the presence of epicardial coronary artery stenoses due to atheromatous plaque (s), while …

Obstructive disease of the large coronary arteries is the prominent cause for angina pectoris.
However, angina may also occur in the absence of significant coronary atherosclerosis or …

Objective. To relate local arterial geometry with markers that are thought to be related to
plaque rupture. Background. Plaque rupture often occurs at sites with minor luminal stenosis …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine whether CD144-EMP (endothelium-
derived microparticles) is useful as a specific marker of endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction and …

Neovascularization in the walls of coronary arteries is associated with the presence of
atherosclerotic plaque. The mechanisms responsible for the formation of these intraplaque …