Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores have become a non-invasive way for physicians to easily determine how much plaque has built up inside a patient's coronary arteries, but the question has been how ...

For decades, we’ve been told that high cholesterol is the main villain behind heart disease. Most of us breathe a sigh of ...

Women have lower amounts of harmful plaque in their arteries compared with men, but the discrepancy doesn't diminish a woman's risk of having a heart attack, new research shows. In fact, women with ...

Standard methods for calculating heart attack risk based on arterial plaque may be underestimating risks for women, according to a new study. In the study, published Monday in Circulation: ...

Smoking is commonly associated with lung disease, but its harmful effects on cholesterol levels and cardiovascular health are ...

Clogged heart arteries, medically known as coronary artery disease, represent one of the most serious cardiovascular conditions affecting millions of people worldwide. When arteries that supply blood ...

Two studies presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session offered insights into how to diagnose and ...

Despite experiencing significant reductions in triglycerides, patients with triglycerides over 150 mg/dL and a high risk of atherosclerosis did not experience any significant change in the amount of ...