Surgery and drug therapy are the two principal options for cancer treatment. However, their
clinical benefits are hindered by the difficulty of accurate location of the tumors and timely …

Inflammatory processes are firmly established as central to the development and
complications of cardiovascular diseases. Elevated levels of inflammatory markers have …

Advances in diagnostic imaging have provided unprecedented opportunities to detect
diseases at early stages and with high reliability. Diagnostic imaging is also crucial to …

In this paper, we review the current state of technology development and clinical
applications of endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT). Key design and …

Atherosclerosis, a chronic cardiovascular disease caused by plaque development in
arteries, remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Atherosclerotic plaques are …

Atherosclerosis is the most common form of vascular disease and constitutes the major
cause of death, with 17.5 million related deaths annually (31% of global mortality). 1 …

Cardiovascular diseases have become the major killers in today's world, among which
coronary artery diseases (CADs) make the greatest contributions to morbidity and mortality …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been increasingly utilised to guide percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI). Despite the diagnostic utility of OCT, facilitated by its high …

One of the earliest and best-recognized elements of atherosclerosis is its close relationship
with circulating LDL (low-density lipoprotein). There is convincing evidence that LDL …

We provide an up-to-date overview of current topics surrounding oxidized low-density
lipoprotein (oxLDL) and its related antibodies in the quest to better identify the individuals at …