Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease can lead to what's known as a "widowmaker" heart attack, so-called because of the ...

More than a quarter of people with a deadly form of heart disease may be missed following current tests, according to ...

Coronary artery aneurysms are commonly of atherosclerotic origin and are frequently asymptomatic. However, they may have varied presentations including angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden death.

Objective Low association between cardiac symptoms and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) demands for objective markers to improve cardiovascular risk ...

ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the right ventricle (RV) associated with right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion is known to have high hospital mortality. The hypothesis tested in this ...

Here are the top tips on correctly identifying a heart attack and helping quickly during an emergency, according to cardiologists.

Spontaneous coronary artery rupture is a rare disorder that is mostly associated with a known underlying disorder (eg, Ehlers Danlos syndrome) and even more rarely not associated with any known ...

Abstract Background: According to common belief, most myocardial infarctions (MIs) are due to the rupture of nonsevere, vulnerable plaques with < 70% obstruction. Data from recent trials challenge ...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been associated with reduced mortality, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ...

But Don says he does value Kay’s caregiving — including the many hours she’s spent with him in hospitals, tracking every drug and procedure and, he says, warding off disaster. She’s helped him through ...