Getting a specific screening — the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score — can help detect early signs of heart disease.
More than 60 million women in the U-S have some form of heart disease, and a lot of them don’t even know it. But, as we found ...
Coronary artery calcium tests are one the newer tools doctors can use to predict a person's chances of developing ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD), or the narrowing of the coronary arteries, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD), or the narrowing of the coronary arteries, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of plaque in the ...
Linda Blount, president of the Atlanta-based Black Women’s Health Imperative, which aims to improve the health of Black women ...
Carotid artery disease, a progressive buildup of calcium deposits and cholesterol in the primary artery supplying blood to the brain, poses a risk of stroke but there are a few ways to treat it. Dr.
THE Department of Health (DOH) called for lifestyle change, noting that ischemic heart disease remained as the leading cause ...
Singh, A. , Sinha, R. , Saran, M. , Kazmi, D. , Gupta, H. and Seth, G. (2025) Efficacy and Safety of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in High-Risk, Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients beyond One ...
“The calcium score on its own is helpful in risk-stratifying someone with no plaque versus those on the other end of the ...
Dr. Sarah Speck shares the risk factors and symptoms to watch out for even if you are fit, eat well and maintain a healthy weight. Sponsored by Providence Swedish.
At Heartflow, we are working toward a new vision to transform coronary artery disease from the leading cause of death to a disease that can be managed for life,” said John Farquhar, president and CEO ...