Background and Objectives: Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of death in the world. Atherosclerosis, as a common form of cardiovascular disease, tends to involve specific areas of the circulatory system. Boron has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties with potential beneficial effects. In this study, we investigated the effect of Boron on histopathological changes of a...

Coronary atheroma is the principal cause of ischaemic heart disease. Among the factors considered to predispose to atheroma formation is raised plasma cholesterol and although it is regarded as a minor risk factor by some, others see its contribution as one of major importance. Whichever the view, the debate on plasma cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD) has long moved out of the exclus...

Antioxidants such as tocotrienols may protect against atherosclerosis since tissue injury from free radicals is a final common pathway of damage in arterial disease. In this study, the effects of tocotrienols on serum cholesterol, lipid peroxides, and aorta atheroma were assessed in rabbits fed an atherogenic diet for 12 weeks. Tocotrienols were more effective than tocopherols in preventing inc...

CONTEXT Statins reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and slow progression of coronary atherosclerosis. However, no data exist describing the relationship between statin-induced changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and disease progression. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between changes in LDL-C and HDL-C levels and atheroma burden. DESIGN, S...

What should we do when severe aortic arch atheroma is detected on Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) in patients with ischemic stroke? Aortic arch atheroma is associated with atherosclerotic risk factors such as advanced age, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, and smoking [1,2]. In addition the importance of apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA-1) and the ratio apolipoprotein B/A-1 ...