A newly developed cardiac PET imaging technique offers a simpler way to detect significant coronary artery disease—eliminating the need for complex scanning protocols. This innovative approach ...

Among patients with moderate peripheral artery disease, GLP-1 use was associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular and limb events and mortality, researchers reported at the Society for ...

TOPLINE: A meta-analysis of more than 140,000 patients found men and women have similar survival rates during the first decade after undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Beyond 10 ...

Learn about vasospasm—a sudden artery narrowing that can affect the brain, heart, and extremities. Explore its causes, symptoms, and effective treatments.

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Low-dose colchicine therapy may not alter pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation but can help in improving plaque stability in patients with chronic coronary disease.

Advice Dear Doctor: What is coronary atherosclerosis, and can it be treated without surgery? Published: Jun. 05, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had a CT scan of my chest and abdomen for pain, and they made a note that I also had coronary atherosclerosis. What is this condition? Can medications help? Can it be ...

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery,, finds that Medicare patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who undergo surgical ablation during isolated coronary artery bypass grafting ...

The trial tested Shockwave Medical's vessel-clearing approach as the primary procedure for women with calcified blockages in the coronary arteries.

Sudden cardiac death causes about half of the roughly 500,000 cardiovascular deaths that happen every year in the US. The vast majority of these deaths are due to coronary artery disease (CAD).

Intravascular imaging can improve outcomes for complex stenting procedures in patients with high-risk calcified coronary artery disease Date: April 16, 2025 Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital ...