During the progression of atherosclerosis, development of plaques is initiated by the arterial accumulation and oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (LDLs). This initiates an inflammatory process ...
Proliferation is probably an early event, followed by a chronic process that provides an essential fibrous cap that prevents plaque rupture. With the recognition of the essential involvement of ...
and found that 206 patients—158 with acute coronary syndrome and 48 with stable angina pectoris—had ruptured plaques. A total of 273 individual plaque ruptures were detected by IVUS ...
An important mechanism responsible for the sudden and unpredictable onset of acute thrombosis is plaque rupture. [1] The risk of rupture depends more on the plaque's composition rather than its size.
Atherosclerosis is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and ... the deposition of blood lipids such as cholesterol in the innermost layer of the vessel wall. As the plaques become ...
Our opinion: At this point, we do not recommend changing exercise habits (including intensity) in asymptomatic athletes to reduce progression of coronary atherosclerosis, since current cross-sectional ...