Polygenic Risk Score Associates With Atherosclerotic Plaque Characteristics at Autopsy

January 4th, 2024

  A Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) uses combinations of genetic variants, each predicting a patient’s likelihood of developing diseases such…

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Subclinical Atherosclerosis

January 4th, 2024

Identifying signs of asymptomatic atherosclerosis at the histological level is critical for diagnosing and treating patients. To prevent events related…

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Clonal Proliferation Within SMCs in Atherosclerotic Lesions

November 13th, 2023

Atherosclerosis is a disease of blood vessels that causes thickening of the arteries. Build-up of fatty deposits (fat and cholesterols)…

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Microvessels Observed in Bioprosthetic Leaflets

October 30th, 2023

Yu Sato and his colleagues at CVPath Institute have observed new findings that suggest a causal link between implanted heart…

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Understanding the pathology of plaque progression and regression

September 29th, 2023

Caption: A chart depicting characteristics of plaque morphology across different stages of progression. CVPath Institute is excited to announce that…

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Histology, OCT, and Micro-CT Evaluation of Coronary Calcification Treated With Intravascular Lithotripsy: Atherosclerotic Cadaver Study

September 14th, 2023

A recent study from CVPath Institute was published in the September 11th issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. The new data, reported…

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