Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from the heart to the rest of the body. When they are clear ...

Dr. Kimberly Brockenbrough and primary care physician Dr. Tom Duncan explain how the scan can reveal risks before symptoms ...

An analysis of healthy youth defines healthy results from pulse wave velocity tests so doctors can see what results indicate ...

Leading cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj emphasizes that consistent lifestyle choices are key to artery health, not quick ...

You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to ...

When a clot, known as an embolus, travels through the blood and causes an obstruction, healthcare professionals refer to this as an “embolism.” A cardiac source of embolism is the obstruction of a ...

When it comes to our hearts, like it is with all organs, with age and poor lifestyle, it starts getting weaker. The formation ...

A vasospasm is when one of the arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood throughout your body suddenly contracts. (The word "vaso" means vessel, and "spasm" is a sudden, involuntary muscle squeeze.) This ...

A major international study found that even mild Covid infections can stiffen blood vessels as if they had aged five extra years, raising long-term risks of heart attacks and strokes.

Improving AHA's Life's Essential 8 can decrease the risk for cardiovascular disease and reduce biological age.

Certain bacteria typically found in the mouth and throat may be a trigger for heart attacks, recent research suggests.