There is a common misperception in the cardiology community that most acute coronary
events arise from ruptures of mildly stenotic plaques. This notion has emanated from …

Atherosclerosis is a continuous pathological process that starts early in life and progresses
frequently to unstable plaques. Plaque rupture leads to deleterious consequences such as …

The process of coronary artery disease progression is infrequently visualized. Intravascular
ultrasound has been used to gain important insights but is invasive and therefore limited to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An important characteristic of vulnerable plaque,
intraplaque hemorrhage, may predict plaque rupture. Plaque rupture can be visible on …

Aim: We have designed ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) nanoparticles
associated with fucoidan (USPOI-FUCO), a natural sulfated polysaccharide with high affinity …

Background and Purpose—High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI) is ideal
for serial examination of diseased arterial walls because it is noninvasive and has superior …

Background: Coronary high-intensity plaques detected by noncontrast T1-weighted imaging
may represent plaque instability. High-intensity plaques can be quantitatively assessed by a …

A number of institutions routinely perform carotid artery ultrasound screening before
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to identify carotid artery disease requiring …

Objectives This study sought to investigate the relationship between localization of high-
intensity signals (HISs) on T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) with the noncontrast magnetic …

Atherosclerosis is a systemic condition that eventually evolves into vulnerable plaques and
cardiovascular events. Pathology studies reveal that rupture‐prone atherosclerotic plaques …