A meta-analysis evaluating trends in coronary calcium and plaque volume in athletes who participate in high- and moderate-volume exercise was published in JACC: Advances. High-volume exercise was ...

Gum disease or inflammation, like gingivitis, has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Here's how flossing can help.

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High-risk plaque features include low attenuation on CCTA (non-calcified plaque) and significant stenosis (arterial narrowing by 50% or more). These predict a tenfold rise in coronary event rates ...

It was the perfect eye-opening experience ... the risk of heart attack caused by newly formed (and not yet calcified “mushy” plaque). Calcified plaque is cemented in place, whereas a mushy ...

Hospitals across Houston are expanding and upgrading to better serve their communities, including introducing new diagnostic ...

A near-complete skull of a Denisovan, one of the closest extinct relatives of modern humans, has never been recovered – or so ...

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A plaque has been unveiled to remember the man who built the M1, British Library and Coventry Cathedral at his former home in Carlisle. Sir John Laing founded an international construction ...

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