The study assessed 276 lung cancer patients at a cancer center for existing atherosclerosis on staging computed tomography (CT) scans. Atherosclerosis is when plaque builds up in the arteries ...

1). Thrombendarterectomy was performed through a longitudinal arteriotomy extending into the aorta. Pathological analysis of the removed specimen revealed atherosclerosis with organizing thrombus ...

Many causes exist including atherosclerosis ... The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography. Echocardiography can visualized the proximal ...

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis ... As the distance between the upper abdominal aorta and the feet is typically more than 100 cm, a single ...

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.