The cause of heart disease is generally clogged arteries. These blood vessels can be blocked by fatty plaque that contains ...

Doctors might be able to use a new scoring system to avoid unnecessary surgery to prevent strokes, a new study shows.

A study from Stanford researchers identifies the CXCL12 gene as a crucial regulator of the posterior descending artery’s development in the human heart. The findings, which link this gene to heart ...

"And if we know the development pathways of these important arteries, then we can perhaps regrow them by reintroducing these pathways in a diseased heart." Several coronary arteries deliver blood ...

In his early to mid-40s, Matt Bowman powered through triathlons and joined friends for 100-mile bike rides in the wide open countryside outside Richardson, Texas.

More tests showed he had a higher than normal amount of calcium buildup in his coronary artery walls. Bowman had a stress test to check how his heart was functioning. Not well, he discovered.

Clogged or blocked arteries can stop fresh blood from reaching parts of the body, which can put a person at risk of a heart attack, heart failure, or stroke. The type of fat a person eats can ...

A large new study of more than 40,000 patients from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that a zero coronary artery calcium score continues to be an accurate ...

And a new study now suggests those with HPV may be at an 40 percent increased risk of developing heart disease and coronary artery disease. The group of viruses is most often associated with ...

Heart attacks occur when the heart muscle is damaged by reduced blood flow from one or more arteries. They strike more than 800,000 people in the U.S. each year and are a leading cause of death.