Risk Factors Favoring Plaque Erosion

CVPath scientists recently published a review in the journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports. The review focuses on the risk factors contributing to plaque erosion, which is the second leading cause of coronary thrombosis following plaque rupture. The authors discuss gender and age, smoking, and vascular shear stress as key risk factors, as well as the histopathological and molecular mechanisms contributing to erosion pathogenesis. Read the article here.