Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

Multivessel coronary artery disease is any form of coronary artery disease (CAD) that affects several major arteries. CAD is the most common type of heart disease in the United States, and in ...

Women sometimes experience non-specific symptoms such as pain in the upper abdomen, which can be confused with stomach ache, ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—STEMI patients with good coronary collateral circulation undergoing PCI are more likely to be alive at 2 years and have better cardiac function when compared with STEMI patients ...

Calcium scans can detect calcium deposits in coronary arteries to assess heart disease risk. The scan is most useful for people at medium risk for heart disease. A calcium score over 400 means a high ...

“If you already have known heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, perhaps smoking history-- those are ...

Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

The coronary artery supplies blood to the heart. If calcium builds up in the coronary artery, it can lead to coronary artery disease and increase a person’s risk of a heart attack. Calcium is the most ...

The aetiology of luminal thrombosis in native coronary arteries is predominately plaque rupture, but can also be surface erosion and, least frequently, calcified nodules The main precursor lesion with ...

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