leading to complications like a heart attack or stroke. Atherosclerosis is typically the cause of coronary artery disease (CAD). While both atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis involve artery ...

COVID-19 accelerates the progression of atherosclerotic plaques, increasing coronary inflammation and the risk of high-risk ...

Atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," is a vascular disease (disease of the arteries and veins). Carotid artery disease is similar to coronary artery disease, in which blockages occur in ...

By contrast, the Maasai of Africa have almost no heart disease. As the degree of coronary artery disease progresses, there may be near-complete obstruction of the lumen of the coronary artery ...

CAD also frequently leads to heart failure. Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death in the United States. The atherosclerotic process in the coronary arteries may be clinically ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered nearly a dozen genes linked to the buildup of calcium in coronary arteries, ...

A new study found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was associated with the rapid growth ...

Type 1 MI is “caused by atherothrombotic coronary artery disease and usually precipitated by atherosclerotic plaque ... During an anginal attack, the heart rate and blood pressure may be ...

A new study linked COVID-19 with the rapid growth of plaque in the coronary ... artery walls, increasing the likelihood of heart attack and stroke. People with risk factors for heart disease ...