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Clearing cholesterol crystals with a new nanoparticle

An innovative nanoparticle could one day help address an untreatable risk factor for heart attacks and strokes: cholesterol crystals that trigger inflammation and evade medications. “Although lipid-lowering drugs substantially prevent cardiovascular events in atherosclerosis, some patients still suffer from high residual risk because the existing cholesterol crystals in the atherosclerotic plaques activate immune cells and...