Current guidelines for primary and secondary prevention of stroke in patients with carotid
atherosclerosis are based on the quantification of the degree of stenosis and symptom …

Despite significant strides to mitigate the complications of acute coronary syndrome (ACS),
this clinical entity still represents a major global health burden. It has so far been well …

Background Previous studies investigated the potential mechanism of embolic stroke of
undetermined source (ESUS) from extracranial artery plaque, but there has been no study …

Currently, an ultrastructural analysis of cardiovascular tissues is significantly complicated.
Routine histopathological examinations and immunohistochemical staining suffer from a …

Purpose To propose a reconstruction framework to generate accurate T1 maps for a fast MR
T1 mapping sequence. Methods A deep learning–enhanced T1 mapping method with …

Background Stenosis has historically been the major factor used to determine carotid stroke
sources. Recent evidence suggests that specific plaque features detected on imaging may …

Objectives This study sought to validate the performance of simultaneous non-contrast
angiography and intraplaque hemorrhage (SNAP) imaging in characterizing carotid IPH by …

Introduction: Vulnerable plaques are a strong predictor of cerebrovascular ischemic events,
and high lipid core plaques (LCPs) are associated with an increased risk of embolic infarcts …

Individuals with rapidly progressing atherosclerotic plaques are at higher risk of
experiencing acute complications. Currently, we lack knowledge regarding factors in human …

Arterial thrombus formation is thought to be initiated by platelet adhesion to the
subendothelial matrix, but ruptured atherosclerotic plaques are characterized by substantial …