The carotid artery plays a crucial role in supplying blood to the brain, and understanding its wall motion is essential for assessing vascular health. Recent research has focused on the ...

As plaque builds up inside the artery walls, the arteries can become hardened and narrowed (a process called atherosclerosis). Atherosclerosis affects up to 35 percent of Americans, and can cause ...

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the legs and feet become narrowed, or occluded, by an accumulation of a fatty substance called plaque, which ...

only allows blood to pass through one cell at a time Other features Thick muscular walls to withstand blood flowing at high pressure as it leaves the heart; the largest artery is the aorta Contain ...

Atherosclerosis exists when the arteries become narrow and hard due to the accumulation of plaque (often composed of cholesterol, calcium, fat, and other substances) around the wall of the artery.