Background The reported prevalence and burden of coronary artery disease in young adults varies markedly in published studies ...

This is a cross-section of a coronary artery with plaque buildup: "A" shows inserted deflated balloon catheter; balloon is inflated in "B"; "C" shows widened artery. Source: National Heart, Lung, and ...

A new imaging technique developed by Biwei Yin and interdisciplinary researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the U.S., provides resolution at the ...

The tissue was labelled using markers for specific cells. The cells lining the inside of blood vessels called endothelial cells are shown in orange. Cardiac muscle cells are in grey. Finally, in teal, ...