Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease and occurs when plaque buildup narrows or blocks one or more of the arteries that supply blood to the heart. The term is often ...

Q. What screening tests are available to look for hardening of the arteries in a person like me who has no symptoms? A. Let's start with what we mean by "hardening of the arteries." This occurs as we ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jan 20, 2003 -- An enzyme found in the liver and intestines appears to play a critical role in the development of hardening of the arteries and could be a viable target for drugs ...

BETHESDA, MD (September 5, 2006) – Physiologists may have found a way to decrease the risk of hardening of the arteries that accompanies the long-term use of protease inhibitors, a class of drugs that ...

Children with risk factors for heart disease, including high cholesterol and diabetes, are showing signs of narrowing and hardening of the arteries, conditions normally associated with adults, a study ...

Q: How is carotid artery disease diagnosed? A: Carotid artery disease occurs when the major arteries in your neck become narrowed or blocked. The carotid arteries supply your brain with blood and ...

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and February is officially American Heart Month. Once again, Compass Peak Imaging in Glenwood ...

Optimal health depends on unobstructed blood flow to all our organs and tissues. Atherosclerosis obstructs blood flow acutely (e.g. heart attacks, strokes) or chronically. Prior columns in this series ...

Hardening of the arteries is the most deadly and disabling disease in the country. When it occurs in your heart arteries, the disorder can lead to a heart attack. In the arteries of your neck and ...

If, as doctors like to say, a man is as old as his arteries, King George VI was older than his years. Never robust, he spent uncounted hours standing stiffly at public ceremonies or walking before ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children with risk factors for heart disease, including high cholesterol and diabetes, are showing signs of narrowing and hardening of the arteries, conditions normally associated ...