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 ... natural variation in coronary ...

It begins at the left ventricle, extends upward through the chest to form an arch, and continues downward, eventually branching into the iliac arteries ... Heart Association. Your aorta: The pulse of ...

Also called myocardial ischemia, ischemia of the heart is most often caused by plaques in the coronary arteries. These are the arteries that supply the heart muscle. However, cardiac ischemia may also ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death, primarily affecting relatively young women (median age, 51 years) ...

However, the strain characteristics and prognostic value in myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) with different causes are unclear. This study aims to describe left ...

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 ...

His studies showed that a B vitamin deficiency could cause hardened arteries. It took the medical profession more than a decade to catch up. By Michael S. Rosenwald Kilmer S. McCully, a ...

Left main coronary artery. This artery sends blood to the left side of the heart muscle. This includes the left ventricle and left atrium. It divides into these branches: Left anterior descending ...

Two sets of blood vessels supply blood and oxygen to the brain: the vertebral arteries and the carotid arteries. The external carotid arteries extend up the sides of your neck, and are where you can ...

In this article, we describe the mechanisms of action of the CCL2-CCR2 axis in the development and evolution of cardiovascular diseases including heart failure ... Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the ...