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 ...

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 ...

In patients with suspected MI with no obstructed coronary arteries, a stratified treatment protocol was superior to standard ...

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 ...

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 ...

For people with stable chest pain and an intermediate pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), an initial CT strategy fared similarly to invasive coronary angiography (ICA) ...

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 ...

Ischemia with No Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA) and Myocardial Infarction with No Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) are two underdiagnosed, potentially fatal forms of heart disease that ...

Data to highlight the precision of AI-powered Heartflow Plaque Staging framework in predicting long-term cardiovascular outcomesMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartflow, Inc.

Patients undergoing coronary angiography often experience anxiety both before and during the procedure, often treated by the administration of anti-anxiety medications. A new analysis being presented ...