The 10-minute procedure combines CT scan and EKG technologies to identify calcium deposits in the heart's arteries.

A coronary calcium scan can reveal what’s going on inside the arteries in an easily accessible and inexpensive manner. So, ...

Inflammation can trigger heart attacks in people with coronary artery disease. It can also exacerbate heart failure symptoms ...

More than 18 million adults have coronary artery disease, but many don’t know they have it…until they have chest pain or heart attack. Buildup of calcium in the heart arteries is often the cause. A ...

Researchers found that women with high levels of intermuscular fat had an ‘especially high risk’ of heart attack or failure, ...

Heart disease remains the top global killer. Learn about its impact on health, key risk factors, and approaches to prevention ...

The video begins with a woman demonstrating to viewers the best way, in her opinion, to shovel snow. Lifting and scooping, ...

Learn about coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, a life-saving procedure for severe heart disease, offering ...

Val Kovalenko was training for a 321-mile “Ultraman” at a south Charlotte pool when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest. The ...

Imagine being able to know whether plaque is building up in the arteries of your heart that could one day lead to a heart ...

The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries ... The problem is, even though one or more coronary arteries that feed the heart muscle are clogged by 80%, and ...