Background Physicians treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are faced with difficult management decisions while specific guidance from recent guidelines may be absent. Methods Fourteen clinical ...

The rupture of atherosclerotic plaque will lead to a series of fatal cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction, stroke and pulmonary embolism (Bjorkegren and Lusis, 2022). Therefore, the ...

Subclinical atherosclerosis may be a potential risk factor for cognitive impairment and progression to dementia. Research is needed to identify which subclinical atherosclerosis risk factors can ...

We describe a case of a hypercoagulable young patient with arterial embolism in whom investigations revealed a mural pedunculated aortic arch thrombosis without clear diffuse atherosclerotic lesions.

Complement activation may promote atherosclerosis. Yet, data on the to which extent complement, and more specifically the alternative complement pathway, is activated in patients with carotid ...

Effect of a Community-Based Program to Accelerate Referral to Physicians for Individuals at High-Risk of Lifestyle-Related Diseases: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

In this study, we examined cortical haemodynamics in mouse preparations that modelled Alzheimer’s disease (J20-AD) and atherosclerosis (PCSK9-ATH) between 9 and 12 m of age. We report novel findings ...

Atherosclerosis, the chronic accumulation of cholesterol-rich plaque within arteries, is associated with a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases including myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, ...

“Clogged arteries, formally known as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), is caused by a buildup of atherosclerotic plaques in the walls of the arteries,” explains Ashish Sarraju, MD, a ...

32 Currently, a large-scale multicenter RCT, the Carotid and Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Surgery Study (CMOSS), is underway in China, which may provide further insights into the role of bypass ...