Asymptomatic atherosclerosis begins early in life and may progress in a sex-specific manner
to become the major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and death. As diagnostic tools to …

The reasons to measure atherosclerosis include 1) risk stratification and prediction; 2)
evaluation of patient response to interventions; and 3) identification of novel genetic, cellular …

Although atherosclerosis is usually considered a disease of the large arteries, risk factors for
atherosclerosis also trigger structural and functional abnormalities at a microvascular level …

Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality in both men and women, although there are notable differences in presentation …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women. We
suggest the need to develop a paradigm that connects sex-and age-specific nontraditional …

Age is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerosis. However,
pathophysiological disease processes in the arteries are not an inevitable feature of aging …

Despite widespread use of established medical therapies, coronary artery disease (CAD)
remains the leading cause of mortality in both women and men in most developed countries …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), particularly ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke,
present epidemiologically in a different way among sexes. The reasons of these sex-based …

BACKGROUND: Layered plaque, a signature of previous plaque disruption, is a known
predictor of rapid plaque progression. Layered plaque can be identified in vivo by optical …

The ability to image obstructive arterial disease brought about a revolution in clinical
cardiovascular care; the development of newer technologies that image arterial wall …