Cardiovascular disease is a general term that refers to many different types of heart problems. Heart disease is the No. 1 ...

Traditionally, high cholesterol was considered the primary risk factor for CVD. However, research now highlights the central ...

Getting a specific screening — the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score — can help detect early signs of heart disease.

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Heart disease isn't always obvious, and sometimes you have little to no warning leading up to a catastrophic event.

Coronary artery calcium tests are one the newer tools doctors can use to predict a person's chances of developing ...

Carotid artery disease, a progressive buildup of calcium deposits and cholesterol in the primary artery supplying blood to the brain, poses a risk of stroke but there are a few ways to treat it. Dr.

The combination of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score with a primary prevention strategy in intermediate-risk patients with a family history of coronary artery disease was associated with reduction ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often encounter cardiovascular complications, most commonly coronary heart disease. Although coronary artery bypass grafting is an effective treatment for ...

The study found that having aCAC score was valuable. First, it provided extra information about risk – for half of these ...

A new review highlights the potential role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in improving the early diagnosis and targeted intervention of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD)—a condition ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often encounter cardiovascular complications, most commonly ...