Atherosclerosis involves multiple processes ... The contribution of vascular proliferation to the pathophysiology of in-stent restenosis, transplant vasculopathy and vein bypass graft failure ...

In more advanced cases of atherosclerosis, procedures like angioplasty, in which a tiny balloon is used to widen a narrowed artery, or stent placement, a small tube that keeps an artery open ...

Atherosclerosis affects up to 35 percent of Americans ... In some cases, it may be necessary to place a stent. A stent is a small tube that holds open the artery at the site of the blockage. The stent ...

Stent\\" is also used as a verb to describe the placement of such a device, particularly when a disease such as atherosclerosis has pathologically narrowed a structure such as an artery.

Vascular inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis ... Treatment of acute events primarily involves angioplasty and stents. Kruppel-like factors 2 and 4 (KLF2/4) are the most widely ...

BES: Balloon-expandable stent; SES: Self-expandable stent; SSYLVIA: Stenting of Symptomatic Atherosclerotic Lesions in the Vertebral and Intracranial Arteries. 1 Department of Neurology ...

Flossing your teeth at least once a week may be linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by a blood clot blocking brain blood ...

Valentine’s Day is coming up; February is officially American Heart Month. Once again, Compass Peak Imaging in Glenwood is ...