Her heart was also enlarged. Dead heart muscle had formed an aneurysm, a bulging weak spot that could rupture at any moment.

A heart attack can strike without warning, and one of the leading culprits is clogged arteries. This silent condition builds up over time, often without ...

Several coronary arteries deliver blood and oxygen to the human heart: The two main arteries are on the front ... and the top ...

With severe blockages, doctors may perform a type of surgery called a heart bypass to make sure the blood can get around the obstructed artery. Below is a 3-D model of atherosclerosis, which is ...

The findings, which link this gene to heart artery patterning, could lead to innovative revascularization ... in our DNA code we inherit from our parents, and the top signal is near a gene that is ...

By contrast, the Maasai of Africa have almost no heart disease. As the degree of coronary artery disease progresses, there may be near-complete obstruction of the lumen of the coronary artery ...

If you have high cholesterol, you have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. That can include coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. High cholesterol has also been ...

Several coronary arteries deliver blood and oxygen to the human heart: The two main arteries ... and the top signal is near a gene that is also responsible for the growth and development of ...