Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, in which the immune system has a
prominent role in its development and progression. Inflammation-induced endothelial …

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a highly specific feature of coronary atherosclerosis. On
the basis of single-center and multicenter clinical and population-based studies with short …

Coronary artery calcification is concomitant with the development of advanced
atherosclerosis. Coronary artery calcification pathologically begins as microcalcifications …

Membrane vesicles released in the extracellular space are composed of a lipid bilayer
enclosing soluble cytosolic material and nuclear components. Extracellular vesicles include …

Abstract An Expert Panel convened by the National Lipid Association previously developed
a consensus set of recommendations for the patient-centered management of dyslipidemia …

Background: Studies in middle-age and older (masters) athletes with atherosclerotic risk
factors for coronary artery disease report higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores …

Vascular calcification is a hallmark of atherosclerosis. The location, density, and confluence
of calcification may change portions of the arterial conduit to a noncompliant structure …

The first-line evaluation of aortic stenosis severity is Doppler echocardiography. However, in
up to 40% of patients, resting echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis severity is …

Importance The density of atherosclerotic plaque forms the basis for categorizing calcified
and noncalcified morphology of plaques. Objective To assess whether alterations in plaque …

Clinical evidence links arterial calcification and cardiovascular risk. Finite-element modelling
of the stress distribution within atherosclerotic plaques has suggested that subcellular …