Reduced blood flow to the heart is usually caused by fatty deposits, or plaques, within the arteries supplying blood and nutrients directly to the heart. This is also known as coronary artery disease.

While it’s well-known that issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and not enough exercise are risk factors for a heart attack, many people may not know the early signs to tell if a cardiac ...

Heart attack and stroke symptoms can both look different for women than they do for men. Most of us have been raised to recognise the symptoms of both by their typical male presentation, so it’s worth ...

Quote:Many heart attacks happen without warning-but most are preventable. After 40, consider your lifestyle as medicine. Daily walks, mindful eating, less sugar, and annual heart checkups are your ...

Dr. David Faxon answers the question: 'Alternate Therapy For Refractory Angina?' — -- Question: What alternative therapies are there for patients with refractory angina (angina that does not ...

See how angina symptom patterns differ by treatment strategy for chronic coronary disease. Keep reading for clinical insight.

When a robust man suddenly drops dead and the newspapers report “heart failure,” the probability is that he died during an attack of angina pectoris. If he had gone to his doctor the day before, the ...

PARIS -- Whether a person had chest pains resolved by angioplasty hinged on the nature, not the severity, of their presenting symptoms, an ORBITA-2 analysis showed. Investigators found two groups more ...

Coronary Artery Disease significantly impacts women in India, often remaining underdiagnosed despite high mortality rates. A ...

Dr. Krumholz answers the question: 'Heart Transplantation For Severe Angina?' — -- Question: Is heart transplantation an option for patients with severe angina not responding to other treatments?

Patients with more-severe physiologic lesions prior to PCI tend to get more symptomatic relief from the procedure, and larger improvements in fractional flow reserve (FFR) after stenting are ...