Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although it can present with an ...

Coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a key sign of coronary artery disease, namely how the coronary arteries that feed blood to the heart may adapt to various physiological situations such as exercise, ...

Left: 3D power-Doppler volumes overlaid on anatomical volumes of the myocardium in the left-anterior descending artery. Right: Absolute flow velocities estimated by 4D ultrafast ultrasound flow ...

Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction is a conditioned that often causes chest pains due to disrupted blood flow.

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...

Coronary steal syndrome is a condition in which blood is taken from a narrowed artery in the heart and rerouted to — in other words, stolen by — other blood vessels. This condition can occur when some ...

In arriving at their consensus, the writing group reported that they considered 3 lines of evidence: (1) basic hemodynamic principles; (2) clinical trials; and (3) epidemiologic evidence. The 2002 ...

Blood clots in the heart have various causes, such as an irregular heartbeat and damage to coronary artery walls. Blood clots can cause serious symptoms and may require immediate medical intervention.