My doctor recently recommended that I get a cardiac CT calcium scan to help stratify my risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a key sign of coronary artery disease, namely how the coronary arteries that feed blood to the heart may adapt to various physiological situations such as exercise, ...

People fly in airplanes and may vacation at altitudes that are higher than they are accustomed to. Accordingly, a new study by Wyss and colleagues [1] is an important addition to the medical ...

Now, with innovations such as the coronary calcium score and CT coronary angiography (CTCA), we can see inside the heart in ...

Coronary steal syndrome is a condition in which blood is taken from a narrowed artery in the heart and rerouted to — in other words, stolen by — other blood vessels. This condition can occur when some ...

Professor Derek Yellon discusses the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Africa and the associated treatment challenges ...

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...