BACKGROUND: High-volume physical activity (PA) is associated with a higher prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the clinical significance of subclinical CAD among ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Although effective preventive treatments ...

KUWAIT CITY, April 19: Kuwait's Chest Diseases Hospital has announced the successful implantation of two coronary artery stents in patients suffering from intractable angina pectoris. Dr. Abdullah ...

However, a new approach to determining risk and selecting a statin is the use of the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, which is determined by taking a low-radiation dose image of the heart ...

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications.

Whether age-related risk factors diminish the low risk predicted by a zero coronary artery calcium score has been uncertain—until now. A large new study of more than 40,000 patients by heart ...

Paradigm Shift in Cardiac Surgery: Key innovations The ELANA® Heart Bypass System will enable surgeons to perform the most state-of-the-art coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with arterial ...

J&J’s new pivotal study in coronary artery disease, dubbed FORWARD CAD, will test a cardiac-focused version of the Javelin as a first-line treatment for narrowed, calcified vessels to make way ...

In 2024, researchers in Italy reported finding micronanoplastics in plaque from some people without symptoms who underwent surgery to remove carotid artery plaque. Symptoms caused by carotid plaque ...

Coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common cause of mortality globally, poses a formidable challenge to modern healthcare systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly ...