It remains less clear whether the deposition of lipids in the vascular wall and development of atherosclerotic lesions alone contribute to vessel stiffness ... important to underscore that a reduction ...

Obstruction of the microvasculature — the smallest blood vessels in the body — occurs in many conditions, including heart attacks, stroke, sepsis and severe COVID-19. It is associated with ...

Researchers at UZH have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites can accelerate the ageing of blood vessels and trigger cardiovascular disease. Phenylacetic acid ...

Its hefty metabolic and other needs are supplied by around 650 kilometres of large and small blood vessels that are lined with a layer of tightly packed endothelial cells. This lining forms the ...