Calcified coronary plaque in people under 50 years, even a small amount, was strongly associated with increased risk of developing clinical coronary heart disease in the decade after, according to a ...

In an interview with heart wire, Nicholls noted that the assessment of coronary calcium is one of the most topical issues in cardiovascular medicine, with much debate regarding how clinicians should ...

I have written numerous columns about the coronary calcium scan, which detects the amount of calcium present in atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries. This test is important because such ...

Heart doctors are capturing images of the inside of heart arteries, helping them watch plaque respond to cholesterol drugs in ...

Cleerly, a leader in AI-based cardiovascular imaging, presented new, late-breaking science from the international CONFIRM2 Registry at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2025 ...

In calcified coronary lesions, using drug-coated balloons (DCBs) after intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) demonstrated excellent ...

Contrary to popular belief, arterial plaque buildup is often reversible without surgery, according to Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos. He emphasizes that "soft plaques" are the primary cause of heart attacks ...

In movies, heart attacks are always sudden and very dramatic. While it’s true in real life that heart attacks can certainly be terrifying and can catch someone off guard (it’s not like anyone expects ...

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBSET, a not-for-profit preclinical research institute dedicated to translational research, education, and advancement of medical technologies, announced today that ...

CHICAGO—Men with severe calcified Peyronie’s disease (PD) plaques are more likely to progress to surgical treatment than men with non-calcified plaques, researchers reported at the World Meeting on ...