Tarek S. Absi, MD;* Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD; Cynthia J. Camillo, MSN;* Richard B. Schuessler, PhD;* Fernando R. Gutierrez, MD * *Department of Surgery, Division of ...

Atherosclerotic plaques are a feature of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Atherosclerosis and AAA appear to share similar risk factors. These observations have led to the conclusion that AAAs ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...

Protective role of Pannexin1 in lymphatic endothelial cells in the progression of atherosclerosis in female mice. Extracted ...

The coronary arteries can become blocked by various processes related to cholesterol (atherosclerotic) or other causes (nonatherosclerotic), which can cause heart attacks when the blockages are severe ...

and arterial stiffness (the amplification of the pressure waveform at the aorta), both of which contribute to central arterial stiffening, smooth muscle hypertrophy and increased intima-medial ...

Quantitation of atherosclerotic lesion area ... For each mouse, the aorta was perfused gently with PBS in a retrograde manner and the heart was then removed and stored in buffered formalin ...

Aortic and carotid diseases are pivotal areas of vascular research, where understanding the underlying pathophysiology is critical to advancing treatment ...

Widespread atherosclerosis and arterial thrombosis are major contributors to the aetiology.9 Additionally, potent hypercoagulable states precipitate CAAOD in younger patients. In our cohort, several ...

"Vascular disease" is a term given to conditions that affect the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. Two conditions within this category are atherosclerosis and ...

Cedars-Sinai shared the story of a Hollywood writer who kept his appointment for mitral valve surgery right after escaping ...