A heart problem rarely arrives very silently. Chest discomfort, breathlessness, or an abnormal stress test can suddenly bring ...

DALLAS, – High-resolution magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) may offer a risk-free way to identify narrowed vein grafts after bypass surgery, according to a report in today’s Circulation: Journal of ...

Angiography is a diagnostic heart test, not a treatment, helping doctors detect blockages and determine the best care.

A novel type of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is highly accurate in identifying blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the brain, according to a study in the February issue ...

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...

"But the degree of blockage doesn't always reliably predict the amount of blood flow in the vessel." Doctors have traditionally relied on an invasive procedure known as invasive coronary angiography ...

When a Cardiologist tells you that you have“90 percent blockage,” the mind goes straight to fear. Most families immediately ask three questions. Is this a heart attack. Do I need a stent right now.

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Although clinical history in conjunction with ankle–brachial index and evaluation of segmental ...

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...

A 70-year-old woman with an acute myocardial infarction presented with ventricular fibrillation and SCAD of an obtuse marginal branch of the left circumflex artery (Panel A, bracket). Computed ...

The likelihood of finding significant coronary obstruction on elective diagnostic angiography varies considerably across hospitals in the United States. Moreover, rates of imaging-revealed disease ...

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...