Raman spectroscopy quantified the distribution of specific mineral species, proteins and lipids in aortic tissue cross sections, according to a study published in Science Advances. “We ...

Young patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have increased arterial stiffness compared with matched healthy individuals, ...

When atherosclerosis occurs in coronary arteries, blockages due to plaque or calcification-induced ruptures can lead to a clot, cutting blood flow to the heart, which is the cause of most heart ...

Calcification was seen in three cases. Asked about whether the calcification definitively indicates atherosclerosis, Wann said that the research group’s experience with other mummies supports that it ...

A new study published in the American Heart Journal used spectroscopic imaging techniques to ‘see’ fatty plaques in the arteries of ancient mummies. This shows that the people of ancient times ...

A new study finds that intracranial carotid artery calcification is an important cause of stroke in the white population as well as among African American and Asian populations.

Atherosclerotic calcifications, which appear virtually identical to CT findings in modern patients, have been detected in all major arteries in ancient mummies.

Renal artery calcification (RAC) is strongly associated with atherosclerosis, according to a study of 350 patients who underwent abdominal CT scans. RAC was found in 29% of subjects.

Generally, as the degree of atherosclerosis became more advanced, so did the degree of calcification, tortuosity, pipestem character and points of narrowing.

Athletes, paradoxically, have been shown to have more coronary atherosclerosis compared with their less-active peers—now new data hint that the amount of plaque, and its makeup, may vary by sport. In ...