The V4 segment is devoid of adventitia, as such, open or endovascular interventions in this segment are approached with extreme caution. In the last decade, endovascular treatment of vertebral ...

The software was used to draw 2 lines: 1 along the lumen–intima interface and 1 along the media–adventitia interface. The distances between the line‐identified interfaces were measured in 1 cm ...

The vertical distance between the intima and the boundary between the media and adventitia in the carotid artery lumen was measured, which was the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). IMT was ...

Scale bar 100 µm. Annotated regions depicting adventitia (white), media (yellow), neointima (red). D) Quantitative image analysis of Alcian blue staining intensities in adventitial, medial and ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel wall inflammation and lipoprotein retention, as well as to the formation of the fibrous cap that provides stability ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, extends upward through the chest to form an ...

The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it forms from two smaller blood vessels, called the ...

From the Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Center Freiburg, Germany (D.W.) Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany (D.W.) K. Ley has received research funding for ...