A recent prospective study carried out in Korea and the US investigated the location of plaque ruptures in native coronary arteries with ... angina pectoris—had ruptured plaques.

Although coronary artery lesions in treated animals were only modestly smaller than plaques in control animals, they had a significantly reduced inflammatory cell content and necrotic core area ...

Intravenous esmolol is more effective than nicardipine at reducing circumferential coronary artery wall stress, a possible determinant of the risk of plaque rupture. This mechanism may in part explain ...

cyclic flow variations with recurrent platelet aggregation and thrombus formation and washout thrombus formation after plaque fissuring or rupture (type VI c lesion) which is not totally blocking the ...

Heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart’s structure and function. Several different heart ...

To mark the 2024 World Heart Day, the World Health Organisation has shared a detailed guide outlining the typical warning ...

making the atheroma size suddenly increase and protrude into the lumen of the artery, producing lumen narrowing or even total obstruction. While a single ruptured plaque can be identified during ...

Causes include a build-up of plaque and plaque rupture in coronary arteries. Symptoms include chest pain at rest or on exertion, sweating, and shortness of breath. Treatable by a medical ...

The findings suggest that being hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2020 was a "coronary artery disease risk equivalent," conferring ...

Plaques can also rupture and result in a blood clot which ... and the most important diagnostic tool used for screening coronary artery disease. Your blood contains various markers like ...

Coronary artery blood flow is influenced by various factors including ... genes and proteins initiated by low WSS may reduce the risk of plaque progression or plaque rupture. Randomized clinical ...

Plaques can rupture, leading to the formation of blood clots ... short for myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries, can also cause a heart attack. This is more common in younger ...