Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most prevalent form of heart disease, affecting approximately 18 million adults in the ...

Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from your heart. They have thick walls and a muscular layer that keeps your blood moving. Arteries can be as wide as a nickel (about two centimeters). They are the ...

The human heart is a finely-tuned instrument that serves the whole body. It is a muscular organ around the size of a closed fist, and it sits in the chest, slightly to the left of center. The heart ...

Dr. Paul Friedman answers the question: 'Heart Block versus Artery Blockage?' — -- Question: I have been diagnosed with heart block. How does this differ from blockage in one of my arteries?

The connection and difference between atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease can be confusing. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a form of arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm. Coronary artery ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other ...

It is a popular myth that all heart attacks present with dramatic chest pain and collapse, but many happen silently or with symptoms so subtle that they are often missed. This is normally the case in ...

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the ...

Reena Caprario is used to alarming symptoms. The 55-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with lung cancer in late 2023, and has a history of diabetes. She had surgery to remove Stage I cancer in late ...