Despite the frequency of coronary artery calcification among patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, only 25% were using statins. A significant percentage of patients ...

Many people who experience chest pain but don't have a heart attack breathe a big sigh of relief when a stress test comes back negative for blockages in their blood vessels. But a new study by cardiac ...

Optimal health depends on unobstructed blood flow to all our organs and tissues. Atherosclerosis obstructs blood flow acutely (e.g. heart attacks, strokes) or chronically. Prior columns in this series ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with chronic kidney disease who previously smoked less than 10 pack-years and had long-term smoking ...

BEAUFORT, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report published by THE SAGE GROUP reviews recent calcium research and quantifies the number of CLI patients with calcified leg arteries. “Almost all CLI ...

For patients with moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are associated with increased calcification of the major arteries and heart valves—which may ...

Being near and having more exposure to urban green space and blue (water) space is linked to lower odds of having coronary artery calcification in middle age, which is an early marker of ...

Peter Keyel, an associate professor in Texas Tech University’s Department of Biological Sciences, has received an Innovative Project Award from the American Heart Association to study atherosclerosis, ...

Individuals exposed to adverse neighborhood social factors in early adulthood demonstrated a higher risk of developing ...