NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—STEMI patients with good coronary collateral circulation undergoing PCI are more likely to be alive at 2 years and have better cardiac function when compared with STEMI patients ...

Intracoronary acetylcholine provocation testing is a safe method of assessing coronary vasomotor function. An evaluation of the test in Caucasian patients, published online February 26, 2014, ahead of ...

The human heart beats more than 100,000 times every day, pumping almost 2,000 gallons of oxygen-rich blood through the aorta to the rest of the body. About 5 percent of that flow finds its way to two ...

Coronary steal syndrome is a condition in which blood is taken from a narrowed artery in the heart and rerouted to — in other words, stolen by — other blood vessels. This condition can occur when some ...

DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2021 — More than 40% of adults ages 50 to 64 years in Sweden without known heart disease were found to have some degree of atherosclerosis, according to a new study published today ...

Arteries are the primary blood vessels responsible for transporting oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue in the body. This circulation is essential because oxygen fuels cellular ...

Conclusion Last week, we took our readers on a journey back to the year 1628, almost 400 years ago, when blood circulation, ...

If you recently learned you have coronary artery disease, you may worry about whether you can go back to work. For most people, it’s fine to get back on the job. “Treatments for coronary artery ...