Laser angioplasty is an invasive procedure that uses laser energy to remove plaque from arteries, offering an alternative to ...

Cold weather can be tough on your heart. Here are 5 simple and natural ways to keep your arteries clear, boost heart health, ...

Your arteries play an important role in your cardiovascular health, transporting blood from the heart to all of the body’s cells. And that’s especially true for your carotid (neck) arteries, since ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD), better known as clogged arteries, is the leading cause of death in the United States, according to 2023 research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This type ...

WASHINGTON – A cholesterol-lowering drug has for the first time been shown to shrink blockages that cause most heart attacks, indicating such pills may offer the first non-surgical way to start to ...

Micro- and nano-scopic sized pieces of plastic people use everyday can eventually find its way into the most unlikely of places, even in the plaque of clogged arteries of cardiac patients, a recent ...

Scripps Clinic interventional cardiologist Paul Teirstein, M.D., became the first in Southern California to use a newly approved drug-coated balloon to clear a clogged stent that previously had been ...

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

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