Aggressive lowering of cholesterol has positive impact in atherosclerosis
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 15:49
in Health & Medicine
There is a direct relationship between thickening of blood vessel walls - atherosclerosis - in the coronary arteries and the cholesterol levels in the blood. This was demonstrated for the first time in research carried out by the University of Twente and Medisch Spectrum Twente (Netherlands). Using intravascular ultrasonics (IVUS), PhD student Marc Hartmann could accurately monitor the increase or decrease in atherosclerosis.