Coronary artery disease (CAD), better known as clogged arteries, is the leading cause of death in the United States, according to 2023 research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This type ...

High-risk plaque causes up to 40% of acute coronary syndromes (sudden heart blood flow problems like unstable angina and heart attack). Among several types of high-risk plaque, the most ...

As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the amount of calcium. Ideally, you would have a score of 0, and the higher ...

Among patients with stable coronary artery disease, colchicine lowered total plaque volume compared with placebo but had no ...

Their research pointed to two possible factors: nitrogen and glycogen. Glycogen is the way our bodies store sugar for energy. Something seems to go wrong with how these cells use nitrogen and glycogen ...

A large new study of more than 40,000 patients from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that a zero coronary artery calcium score continues to be an accurate indicator of ...

Women have substantially greater relative risk of major adverse cardiovascular events associated with a variety of plaque measures assessed by Cleerly Inc.’s AI-enhanced quantitative coronary computed ...

Novel study has highlighted key differences in how coronary artery disease (CAD) affects men and women. Read on for more!