Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from your heart. They have thick walls and a muscular layer that keeps your blood moving. Arteries can be as wide as a nickel (about two centimeters). They are the ...

Coronary artery disease, a major cause of heart attacks, often develops silently. Key warning signs include chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and pain radiating beyond the chest. Dizziness, ...

As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in ...

It is a very common belief that once plaque builds up in the arteries, it is there to stay, a slow, irreversible path towards heart disease. Doctors generally prescribed lifelong medication, stents, ...

Retinal artery occlusion was associated with a 1.56-fold increased risk for acute coronary syndrome (relative risk [RR], 1.56; 95% CI, 1.22-1.99) and a twofold increased risk for all-cause mortality ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of heart attacks worldwide, yet it often develops silently over years. The condition occurs when fatty deposits, or plaque, build up in the ...

Now, a clinical trial published Aug. 19 in the European Heart Journal has found that treating periodontitis slows the thickening of the inner two layers of the carotid arteries, found on each side of ...

Coronary arteries are the blood vessels which are involved in the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the heart. In some cases, the coronary arteries may become narrow and hardened due to accumulation of ...

Owen Monroe was born with a deadly heart defect. Thanks to a cutting-edge surgery, now he’s starting preschool. By Simar Bajaj Owen Monroe was born blue. The arteries in his heart that transport blood ...

Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...

A hole in the heart is a nonmedical term for a type of congenital heart defect. There are many types of holes in the heart, and most are present from birth. Around 1% of babies born in the United ...