Researchers found that peri-coronary adipose tissue attenuation (PCAT), a marker of coronary inflammation, is independently ...

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 ...

The coronary arteries include the right coronary artery (RCA) and the left coronary artery, which divides into the circumflex artery and the left anterior descending artery (LAD). Blood clots in ...

Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) risk score accurately identifies individuals with coronary artery calcium.

Coronary catheterization. A long, thin tube is inserted into an artery, usually through the groin. Using a dye, it provides a clearer picture of the condition of your arteries and where blockages ...

Male athletes with high-volume exercise training have a higher burden of calcified plaque than male nonathletes, according to ...

The PREVENT risk calculator helped to identify people with plaque buildup in the arteries of the heart, in addition to ...

Patients with COPD and established cardiovascular disease have more MACEs and seek less preventive cardiac care than patients with CVD alone.

The left circumflex artery, which connects to the important coronary artery, is around the back of the heart, making it harder to pick up with some tests. Severe blockages in this artery have a ...

10 It is time to shift the public health message in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease away from measuring serum lipids and reducing dietary saturated fat. Coronary artery disease ...

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common heart disease and most frequent cause of death in the U.S., with over 20 million adults affected by this condition Abbott's investigational ...