It affects the larger and medium arteries, such as the aorta and the coronary, cerebral and peripheral arteries (Zhao, 2018). These become hardened and lined with atherosclerotic ‘plaque’ – also known ...

She had no complications after surgery, but intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography revealed a grade V atheroma in the descending aorta. She has no cardiac or neurologic symptoms but notes ...

Boston, MA Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery was associated with lower hospital mortality and fewer strokes compared with on-pump surgery in patients with atheromatous aortic disease in a ...

CES is caused by "distal showering" of cholesterol crystals dislodged from aortic atheromatous plaques during vascular interventions and can involve the brain, eyes, kidneys, and extremities ...

Risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm include advanced age ... and the absence of excessive vessel angulation or severe atheromatous debris, both of which may increase the risk of embolization.

Vascular disease history (peripheral arterial disease, previous MI, aortic atheroma) is not included in the CHADS 2 score, but is included in the CHADS 2 Vasc score. A score of 0 indicates a very ...