A new study has revealed important differences in how carotid artery narrowing, a major risk factor for stroke, affects men and women. Published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, the study found ...

Robot-assisted surgeries have been used for many different heart-related procedures. These include valve surgery, coronary artery bypass, cardiac tissue ablation, heart defect repair, and tumor ...

KUWAIT CITY, April 19: Kuwait's Chest Diseases Hospital has announced the successful implantation of two coronary artery stents in patients suffering from intractable angina pectoris. Dr. Abdullah ...

or anterior interventricular artery) and left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). The left coronary artery continues at the anterior side of the heart between the right and left ventricle.

Claire Austin, 38, who lived in Sydney, Australia, suffered a severed artery when she hit a sliding glass door inside her flat. Her boyfriend, Lee Loughlin, 44, has reportedly told police the ...

A risky carotid artery operation, currently still the standard treatment for many patients, may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. This research, published in The Lancet ...

Service cuts to five San Francisco bus routes and parking meter rate hikes are coming to San Francisco under a proposal finalized by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of ...

Figure 1. Schematic diagram of coronary angiography. From left to right are the left anterior descending artery, circumflex artery, and right coronary artery. Figure 2. Radionuclide myocardial ...

The dangers of clogged arteries extend well beyond the workings of your heart. Peripheral artery disease makes it difficult for you to walk, causes non-healing sores in your legs or feet, and creates ...

Femoral neuropathy, also called femoral nerve dysfunction, is one possible cause of movement and sensation problems in the legs. Femoral neuropathy occurs when something affects the femoral nerve ...

The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it forms from two smaller blood vessels, called the ...