NEW ORLEANS, LA — Addition of evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen), a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, to statin therapy produced significant atheroma regression and a ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with coronary atheroma, high-intensity statin treatment is associated with greater regression in women than men, according to a study published online September ...

Symptoms vary depending on which arteries are affected and how much the atheroma is blocking blood flow. These arteries transport blood to the arms and legs, but the legs seem most prone to ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Atheroma' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s ...

While rimonabant succeeded in lowering total atheroma volume in patients with abdominal adiposity, it failed to meet its primary endpoint of decreased percent atheroma volume, said Steven E.

Intraplaque hemorrhage is common in advanced coronary atherosclerotic lesions. The relation between hemorrhage and the vulnerability of plaque to disruption may involve the accumulation of free ...

At approximately what lipid levels will he lose his atheroma burden? —Mahmud Syed, MD, Troy, Mich. The lipid levels he has now are about as good as you’ll ever see. Theoretically, his atheroma ...

IVUS was performed to assess changes in atheroma within two weeks of initial ACS diagnosis and again after the last ETC-216 infusion. The researchers report that the change in percent atheroma ...

The British singer, who was 46 at the time of his death, died of cardiac arrhythmia, acute myocardia ischemia, and severe coronary artery atheroma and intraplaque hemorrhage, according to the ...

Women had lower baseline percent atheroma volume (PAV) and total atheroma volume (TAV) than men, but after treatment they demonstrated greater PAV regression (P = 0.03) and TAV regression (P = 0.11).