heart arteries

A new study shows the beverage can protect the heart arteries by keeping them flexible and relaxed

Angioplasty procedures to open clogged heart arteries can be performed safely and successfully at medical centers that don’t have a heart surgery team on site in case of an emergency, a large study suggests.

The diabetes pill Actos beat out an older diabetes drug, glimepiride, at slowing the buildup of plaque in the heart arteries of people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, researchers report.