Objective There is currently no medical treatment proven to limit abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) progression. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to pool data from previous ...

The carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and a predictor of myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident. 5 The association between abdominal ...

Increased eosinophil levels in COPD were associated with impaired abdominal aortic dynamics, highlighting a mechanistic link ...

A Swedish multi-center study led by researchers at Lund University shows a link between low fiber consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries—the type of plaque ...

Objectives Intraplaque angiogenesis and inflammation are key promoters of atherosclerosis and are mediated by the alpha-V beta-3 (αvβ3) integrin pathway. We investigated the applicability of the ...

The association between cigarette smoking and atherosclerotic changes in the abdominal aorta was examined in a population-based cohort of 758 women, initially aged 45 to 64 years. All women were ...

The abdominal aorta is one of the first vascular beds where atherosclerotic calcification is observed, often preceding the development of coronary artery calcification. 3, 4 Population‐based studies ...

Introduction ‘Porcelain aorta’ is listed in the second consensus document of the Valve Academic Research Consortium as a risk factor in aortic valve replacement. However, the extent of circumferential ...

Calcification is the deposition of calcium into the neointima (within atherosclerotic plaque) and/or the tunica media (the medial smooth muscle layer) of the blood vessels, and can occur with ...

The atherosclerotic lesions in the aortic root and thoracoabdominal aorta were analyzed as described previously. 40 For analysis of atherosclerotic lesions in the aortic root, 5 consecutive sections ...

C-C chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) deficiency promotes T helper type 1 (Th1) cell responses in para-aortic lymph nodes (LNs) and atherosclerotic aorta. A and B , Representative flow cytometric analysis ...