An observational study shows the two factors to be independent predictors of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Calcified coronary blockages are increasing due to lifestyle and health factors. Advanced angioplasty technologies now help ...

A minimally invasive treatment for calcified coronary artery disease called Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy is being performed at North Oaks Medical Center. The procedure, recently approved by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctor looking at heart treatment If you could prevent yourself from having a heart attack, would you do it? It sounds like a ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores have become a non-invasive way for physicians to easily determine how much plaque has built up inside a patient's coronary arteries, but the question has been how ...

A coronary artery calcium scan is a quick and painless scan of the heart. Doctors are looking for calcium and plaque buildup ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have written numerous columns about the coronary calcium scan, which detects the amount of calcium present in atherosclerotic ...

CT protocols vary across institutions, and measurement accuracy depends on how a scan was acquired. Radiology reports are ...

PUNE: A complicated heart procedure conducted by doctors at a private hospital in Pune saved the life of a 60-year-old man ...

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications. Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting ...

SAN FRANCISCO—New research implicates erectile dysfunction (ED) as an independent risk factor for high-risk coronary artery calcification. A team from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York ...

This procedure can be used to treat calcified coronary arteries during percutaneous coronary intervention. This is because it works well and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this ...