Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when there's a blockage in the arteries that carry blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. CAD is the most common type of heart disease in the United States and a ...

Researchers are investigating how to reverse coronary artery disease (CAD). Although doctors cannot yet cure it, lifestyle changes can help prevent harmful symptoms and complications. A buildup of ...

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Although the prevalence of carotid artery stenosis, or carotid artery disease, in the U.S. is low (3%), the outcome of not treating the ...

(Reuters) - Medical device reviewers said a Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug was safe and effective for treating clogged arteries in the thighs. Zilver PTX, the first ...

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 ...

CHICAGO -- New research has overturned one of the most fundamental beliefs among doctors treating heart attacks: that opening a blocked artery is always a good idea, even days or weeks later. Instead, ...

When inserted into an artery via a catheter and balloon, laughing gas, the stuff that makes a trip to the dentist almost bearable, has been shown in early studies to be more effective than traditional ...

Pennsylvania heart specialists welcomed the results of a decade-long study reinforcing their belief in minimally invasive ...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Leg pain and leg cramps aren’t always an orthopedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a serious blood-flow issue with implications for the heart.

Rita Conrad was saying goodbye to friends in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant when she started feeling fatigued and uncomfortable. It was 10:30 on a Thursday night, so she assumed it was the ...