Atherosclerosis Remains the Silent Killer

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2025/06/atherosclerosis-remains-the-silent-killer/

Rupture of the atherosclerotic plaque that grows in arteries leads to the death of more than a quarter of humanity via heart attack and stroke. It is the single largest cause of human mortality. Imaging approaches for characterizing size and composition of atherosclerotic plaques have improved immensely over the past twenty years, but remain expensive enough in clinical practice to ensure they are used far less often then they might be. The average older individual in wealthier parts of the world may know that he or she has plaque, has been imaged within the past few years, but is unlikely to keep apace of how exactly that plaque is changing. As researchers note here, plaque doesn’t just grow over time, it quietly changes composition to form more dangerous, unstable structures.

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