Recent Advances in Single-Cell Analysis of Atherosclerotic Plaque Biology
December 16th, 2025Classical model of atherosclerotic plaque development based on the response-to-injury hypothesis. (LDL = low-density lipoprotein; SMC = smooth muscle cell.)…
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Do Biodegradable Polymer Stents Have a Large Impact in Small Vessels?
November 13th, 2025Comparative histopathology of durable polymer-drug eluting stent (DP-DES) and biodegradable polymer-drug eluting stent (BP-DES) in small vessel coronary artery disease.…
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Coronary Artery Calcification Scoring and Plaque Types in Sudden Deaths
September 26th, 2025A distinct feature of atherosclerosis is coronary artery calcification (CAC), which is often measured by computed tomography (CT) and CAC…
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A Pharmacokinetic Comparison Between Three Drug Delivery Devices in Porcine Coronary Arteries
September 25th, 2025Catheter-based drug-delivery systems such as drug-coated balloons are widely used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, they each have different…
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Comparison of Vascular Injury from Intravascular Lithotripsy, Cutting, or Ultra-High-Pressure Balloons During Coronary Calcium Modification
September 24th, 2025Successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involves the effective modification of heavily calcified coronary lesions. Commonly used methods include intravascular lithotripsy…
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Plaque Fissure and Calcified Nodule: Histopathological Findings
September 18th, 2025CVPath recently published a review article in the European Heart Journal. The review provides insight into the specific plaque phenotypes…
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Beyond Blood Cultures: The Promise of 16S rRNA Sequencing
September 3rd, 2025Representative macroscopic and histological images of a case of blood culture-negative infective endocarditis. Blood culture-negative infective endocarditis (BCNE) accounts for…
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CVPath’s Last Internship of the Summer
September 3rd, 2025On August 22, the last group of CVPath interns for summer 2025 completed their research. Mirai Sakamoto worked with Dr.…
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CVPath’s Second Internship Session of the Summer
August 8th, 2025From left to right: Rafi Cressall, Avery Wincup, Zara Lakhanpal. CVPath’s second internship session of the summer concluded on Friday,…
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High School Interns Complete Research at CVPath
July 21st, 2025From left to right: Tessa Wiseman, Isabel Finn, Daphne Zwicker, Alexandra Finn. CVPath offers internships to high school and college…
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