Due to its unique properties, Lp(a) can vary in size and has no single, defined molecular weight. For this reason, there is a consensus in the scientific community that Lp(a) levels should be measured ...

Updates in new antiplatelet therapies, new patient populations for PCI and AI to guide CAD staging were among the top ...

The left subclavian artery receives oxygenated blood from the aortic arch (the top portion of the largest artery in the body that ... Often, there are no noticeable symptoms of subclavian artery ...

The research demonstrated that variations in chromosome 22 may contribute to the individual severity of nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease and the risk for complications. Bicuspid aortic ...

Atherosclerosis ... of a Teflon graft and a Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve. The pathogenesis of aneurysm formation in this disease is briefly discussed. From the departments of Surgery ...

Patients were identified in surgical and catheter registries and data collected from patient files at the two centres, referring hospitals and the Swedish Registry of Congenital Heart Disease. The ...

Early in life, the compliance of the aorta and carotid arteries maintains a low pulse pressure in the intracranial arteries, retarding the development of intracranial atherosclerosis. With increasing ...

Liver disease is any disease that directly affects your liver. Unlike acute liver failure, which happens suddenly, liver disease progresses slowly over time. Some types of liver disease ...

Ley has received research funding for developing an atherosclerosis vaccine formulation from United Bioscience, Inc. The other author reports no conflicts. This work was supported by grants to D. Wolf ...

Patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), an autoimmune disease that causes skin inflammation, have a higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or hardening of the ...