The natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs) of the descending thoracic aorta remains unclear. Between January 1996 and June 2000, PAU was diagnosed in 36 patients (16 men ...

Atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by the accumulation of lipids and inflammatory cells in the arterial wall, is a ...

In animal studies, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found a possible mechanism for how the artificial sweetener ...

CT imaging of patients entering lung cancer treatment identified a high prevalence of atherosclerosis, according to data ...

Atherosclerosis is a chronic ... 2019;8a] Less common manifestations of ASCVD affect the thoracic or abdominal aorta, the renal arteries or the mesenteric arteries. [Libby P, et al.

suggesting its efficacy in alleviating aortic EndMT and atherosclerosis. The study further explored the molecular mechanisms of KLX's action, revealing that KLX activates FGFR1, which in turn ...

We identified 36 patients with a diagnosis of PAU involving the descending thoracic aorta. The diagnosis was made with CT in 27 patients (75%), MRI in 7 (19%), and aortography in 2 (6%).