Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arteries can become blocked over many decades, before resulting in conditions that can become severe quickly. (Getty Images) ...

CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Research being conducted here in the Bay Area could provide a major advance for heart patients. Surgeons at John Muir Medical Center in Concord are implanting patients with a ...

Our bodies send signals when something goes wrong. Recognizing these signals early can help prevent serious illnesses. Coronary artery disease is one of the most common heart problems worldwide. In ...

Adventist Health Tulare has launched Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, allowing patients with blocked arteries to receive ...

Heart blockage, also known as coronary artery disease or CAD, happens when there is an obstruction or narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to your heart muscle due to plaque. Eventually, it ...

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes, death from any cause and future ...

This case reveals how genetics, lifelong cholesterol exposure and hidden biological risk can drive rapid plaque buildup even ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat ...

If you're worried about clogged arteries, you're in good company: Over 40 percent of adults have some blockage. Though it's a daunting statistic, there's plenty you can do to support healthy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When discussing cardiovascular health, our minds often drift right to the heart. The heart is, indeed, at the heart of the ...

While on vacation with his wife last year, Peter Sunwoo heard about a healthy acquaintance who had a heart attack at 39 years old. He and a friend had just turned 40, so they decided to get their ...

Retinal artery occlusion was associated with a 1.56-fold increased risk for acute coronary syndrome (relative risk [RR], 1.56; 95% CI, 1.22-1.99) and a twofold increased risk for all-cause mortality ...