patients underwent CCTA on a 256-slice CT scanner (Philips Brilliance iCT, Philips Healthcare, Best, the Netherlands) with a collimation of 128×0.625 mm and a tube rotation time of 270 ms.9 Prior to ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Mercy Springfield has developed a new test to improve cardiac testing for patients. When it comes to cardiac stress tests, ...

Groundbreaking study uncovers how a specific type of body fat could increase your risk of heart disease, even if you maintain a healthy weight.

I started feeling even more exhausted than usual. I also had lower back and abdominal pain and bloating, but I shrugged it ...

Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (IMAT) is linked to coronary microvascular dysfunction and increased cardiovascular risk, ...

Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood pressure — until they zapped away some nerves ...

Purpose We examined whether end-to-end deep-learning models could detect moderate (≥50%) or severe (≥70%) stenosis in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), right coronary artery (RCA) or left ...

Blood pressure and heart rate (pulse) are two important vital signs measured during a healthcare visit. Blood pressure (BP) is a measure of the force of blood on the blood vessel walls. Blood vessels ...

In addition to regular exercise and not smoking, diet is one of the best ways to protect your heart. That’s because ... less significant among people with normal blood pressure levels.

A doctor may order a test to check a person’s CAC levels and assess the risk of heart disease. They may refer to a CAC test in various ways: cardiac CT for calcium scoring calcium scan of the ...