You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can ...

Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women, but it often presents differently depending on sex. There are sex ...

New medical technology at Cranberry Township’s UPMC Passavant is offering an expedited way to detect heart-related ailments.

In addition to substantial lifestyle changes, there may be additional help in reversing atherosclerosis, including statin drugs. Here's what to know.

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death globally. One of the most common tools used to diagnose and monitor heart disease, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by single photon emission ...

BACKGROUND: The optimal coronary stenting technique for true left main bifurcation lesions is uncertain. EBC MAIN (European ...

They’re also more likely to develop high-risk plaque that causes a heart attack WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries ...

Even mild COVID infection can increase the risk of clogged arteries COVID patients’ arterial plaque grows more rapidly They’re also more likely to develop high-risk plaque that causes a heart ...

Infection with the COVID virus is associated with rapid growth of plaque in arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, also called coronary arteries, researchers reported in a new study published ...

A new study found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was associated with the rapid growth of plaque in the coronary arteries and an increased risk of cardiovascular ...

However, for patients with more than two clinical risk factors (ischaemic heart disease ... any subgroup of individuals in whom anatomy poses such a high risk that a percutaneous coronary intervention ...