The prevalence of coronary artery disease in female patients is increasing due to changing lifestyle patterns including cigarette smoking, diabetes and stress. Since women are delaying ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores have become a non-invasive way for physicians to easily determine how much plaque has built up inside a patient's coronary arteries, but the question has been how ...

Consequently, the ensuing coronary angiogram enables restratification of the underlying residual thrombus as follows: No residual thrombus – grade 0 Small residual thrombus – grade 1–3 Large ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular ...

We answer. Here's an easy-to-read, illustrated guide to heart disease. Most heart attacks are the end result of coronary heart disease, a condition that clogs coronary arteries with fatty ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Amid growing calls to consider coronary access as part of heart team discussions, a new analysis is shining a light on which devices will not impair subsequent coronary procedures and ...