No-touch' vein harvesting significantly reduces the risk of graft failure up to three years after coronary artery bypass ...

Inflammation is likely a key player in atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular events, but questions remain about its role ...

BACKGROUND: Elevated plasma levels of Lp(a) [lipoprotein(a)] are a causal risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last 2 decades, primarily driven by ...

A specific gut microbiota pattern was found to predict new cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease, based on data from the CORDIOPREV study. Researchers developed a ...

Kolkata: Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose was admitted to Command Hospital in Kolkata on Monday after he complained of chest ...

A New York judge said not transferring Weinstein could put him at risk of other ‘serious medical conditions, and possibly ...

Paradigm Shift in Cardiac Surgery: Key innovations The ELANA® Heart Bypass System will enable surgeons to perform the most state-of-the-art coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with arterial ...

Such situations suggest the use of a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score. As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the ...

The posterior communicating artery is located in the back of the head at the back end of the circle of Willis. The circle of Willis is a band of arteries at the base of the brain that connects the ...

The major thrust of current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for coronary artery disease has overwhelmingly focused on late-stage atherosclerosis—ie, obstructive coronary artery disease—and its ...

For decades, the clinical approach to coronary artery disease has been centred on the acute effects of coronary occlusion and its culmination in myocardial ischaemia—a focus that has shaped both ...