Clogged arteries, known in medicine as atherosclerosis, develop when a sticky substance called plaque builds up inside blood ...

Women have lower amounts of harmful plaque in their arteries compared with men, but the discrepancy doesn't diminish a woman's risk of having a heart attack, new research shows. In fact, women with ...

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 small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

If you’ve always assumed that once plaque settles into your arteries it’s there for good, you’re not alone - it’s a belief many people hold. But emerging insights suggest the opposite: with the right ...

Standard methods for calculating heart attack risk based on arterial plaque may be underestimating risks for women, according to a new study. In the study, published Monday in Circulation: ...

In the past, heart problems were often seen as frightening and potentially fatal. While cardiac conditions remain serious, advances in heart medicine over recent years have dramatically improved ...

Despite experiencing significant reductions in triglycerides, patients with triglycerides over 150 mg/dL and a high risk of atherosclerosis did not experience any significant change in the amount of ...

AI-enabled coronary CT angiography reveals total plaque burden beyond calcium scores, improving risk prediction and personalizing cardiovascular prevention. For decades, cardiovascular prevention has ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes. A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients.