arteries

High risk cholesterol is often silent, damaging arteries without symptoms.

Do you know the risks?

(MedPage Today) -- Plaque disruption is a common cause of myocardial infarction in women who do not have obstructive coronary artery disease on angiography, an imaging study showed.

(Emory University) A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, researchers have found.

(Emory University) Antidepressant use has been linked to thicker arteries, possibly contributing to the risk of heart disease and stroke, in a study of twin veterans.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Think the occasional cigarette won't hurt? Even a bit of social smoking - or inhaling someone else's secondhand smoke - could be enough to block your arteries and trigger a heart attack, says the newest surgeon general's report on the killer the nation just can't kick....

You might think fat is bad for your heart. But a growing group of scientists says that's not always true.

The same stuff that can make you pudgy around the middle and clog your arteries, they say, might also heal your damaged heart.

Inside a person's own fat are stem cells that they say can limi...

LONDON (AP) -- Stroke patients over 70 who get stents to keep their arteries open may be doubling their risk of having another stroke or dying compared to patients who get surgery instead, a new study says....

Researchers publish the most thorough study to date of the ability of coronary artery calcium scores to predict the likelihood of future heart disease

Doctors who use CT scans to detect calcium buildup in arteries may be able to better predict heart disease risk in some of their patients, a new study suggests.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Quitting smoking can turn back time....