Arterial stenosis, the narrowing and stiffening of arteries common in atherosclerosis, can alter the transport of elastic ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - The thickness of the coronary artery wall as measured by MRI is an independent marker for heart disease in women, according to a study published in the journal Radiology: ...

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare vascular disease that causes extra cells to grow within the walls of a person’s arteries. This can cause the arteries to narrow and may cause them to tear. FMD ...

Despite contributing to heart attacks and strokes, the migration of “bad” cholesterol into artery walls has been poorly understood. The bad cholesterol, or low-density lipoprotein (LDL), has been ...

DALLAS, Nov. 15 – Obesity in middle-aged women is independently associated with premature thickening of the carotid arteries, a sign of impending heart disease, researchers report in today's rapid ...

A landmark study, led by a team of scientists from King's College London and the University of Cambridge, has described the mechanism responsible for the hardening of arteries. The research also ...

Cardiologists have spent decades trying to stabilize the fatty plaques that clog arteries, but a new wave of immunotherapy is going after the diseased cells at the heart of the problem. In mice, an ...

Standard Imaging Captures Only a Fraction of It The Endothelial Glycocalyx: A Microscopic Lining That Helps Regulate How Blood Moves Through the Smallest Vessels How Patented Microfluidic Chip ...