Heart disease usually ranks as the number one cause of death among Americans, according to the CDC. It’s a broad category, encompassing a fair number of different illnesses and variations of disorders ...

Arteries are the primary blood vessels responsible for transporting oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue in the body. This circulation is essential because oxygen fuels cellular ...

How to FIX Blood Flow & Circulation! Heart,Arteries, Legs & Feet #bloodflow #circulation #heart #arteries #legs #feet #health #healthapta #healthtips It’s hard to believe, but your body holds about 60 ...

Dr. Paul Friedman answers the question: 'Heart Block versus Artery Blockage?' — -- Question: I have been diagnosed with heart block. How does this differ from blockage in one of my arteries?

February officially American Heart Month. Once again, Compass Peak Imaging in Glenwood is offering a special price during February for carotid IMT heart disease screening–a special, FDA-approved ...

Heart disease, a silent killer, stems from fatty plaque buildup in arteries. These plaques, composed of fats, cholesterol, calcium, and fibrin, narrow vessels, restricting blood flow and raising heart ...

CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Research being conducted here in the Bay Area could provide a major advance for heart patients. Surgeons at John Muir Medical Center in Concord are implanting patients with a ...

Microplastics are everywhere – even in the fatty deposits called plaque that can build up in the arteries and cause heart disease and strokes. Now researchers in Italy have found that in people with ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drug-coated heart stents are as safe as the old bare metal variety for patients with narrowed large coronary arteries, a large European study showed, alleviating concerns about ...

Short bursts of anger may temporarily damage the ability of blood vessels to properly dilate, a function believed to be pivotal in preventing arteries from hardening, new research suggests. The ...

Researchers found that patients with microplastics in their arterial plaque were 4.5 times more likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or die within three years. A 2025 study published in the New ...