A heart blockage does not always announce itself with dramatic chest pain. Coronary arteries can slowly narrow as fatty ...

For decades, a clean coronary angiogram has been considered reassuring, almost synonymous with a healthy heart. But cardiologists are now warning that this assumption can be dangerously misleading. A ...

Heart disease is one of the most serious challenges to global health. The incidence of heart-related diseases and life-threatening conditions is steadily increasing. You may have frequently heard of ...

Though Klein had experienced symptoms since childhood, many patients with ACA are asymptomatic until they have a sudden ...

Heart health is an essential part of your overall health and well-being. Your primary care provider will monitor your blood pressure and lab work during an annual physical exam or more frequently. If ...

MUNICH — Adding CT coronary angiography (CTCA) to standard care in patients with stable chest pain leads to a significant reduction in rates of death from coronary heart disease (CHD) or nonfatal ...

For decades, the definitive answer to a frightening question—whether chest pain signals blocked arteries feeding the heart—has required threading a catheter into the body. Invasive coronary ang ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mom was just admitted to the hospital with chest pressure. She had just lost her husband of 62 years last week, and she initially thought this was just stress. They said she might ...

Women with chest symptoms may have clear angiograms but still face heart issues in smaller vessels Coronary microvascular dysfunction is common in women and may cause symptoms despite clear arteries ...