Abstract:Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death worldwide. However, although considerable progress has been achieved in understanding, diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis, some important parts of the puzzle still remain unknown.In their paper, Stein-Merlob et al. aimed to test the hypothesis that atherosclerotic plaques predisposed to thrombosis display an abnormal permeability and, second, that these thrombosis-prone areas are characterized by a high cell density. To answer these questions, the autho… Show more
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