Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the number one cause of death in men and women. CAD is caused by atherosclerotic plaques developing in the coronary arteries. Many therapies have been shown to ...

SELECTIVE coronary angiography has become an invaluable means of distinguishing syndromes due to coronary-artery disease from those arising from other causes. Though much speculation has been made ...

High fat volume was linked to plaque presence and progression, but more work is needed to clarify clinical use.

Stenting guided by intravascular imaging rather than angiography is linked to a lower risk for target vessel failure in ...

A real-time heart team approach for complex CAD improves care efficiency and reduces waiting times for treatment compared ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination requires ...

New research shows that a simple, inexpensive and noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound of the neck can be used as a preliminary diagnostic tool for coronary artery disease (CAD). This may be an ...

It is unclear whether an evaluation incorporating coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) is more effective than standard evaluation in the emergency department in patients with symptoms ...

The key feature defining transcatheter cardiovascular interventions is that access to the vessels and heart is achieved by arterial puncture with a needle, rather than surgical incision with a scalpel ...

Use of computed tomography coronary angiography, which provides 3-D images of the heart, coupled with standard care allows doctors to more accurately diagnose coronary artery disease in patients ...

Q: My doctor suspects I have heart disease and wants me to have an angiogram. What will happen during this procedure? A: Coronary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing coronary artery ...

This is a multicenter cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study on the prevalence and predictors of RAS in hypertensive patients undergoing coronary angiography between April 2007 and May 2008 at ...