Throughout my life, I’ve heard that vitamin D is the best vitamin you can take to promote better health. It helps the immune system function to the best of its ability, it contributes to stronger ...
I lay on the bed of the CT scan at the Heart Hospital of Austin looking up at the ceiling as it moves into the CT tunnel. A voice through the speakers tells me to breathe in, hold my breath, then ...
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Coronary Artery Calcium Scans

Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of ...
A 35-year-old executive from Gurugram found that long work hours, poor diet and inactivity had quietly damaged her heart.
(WNDU) - Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. It affects all ages, races, and genders. In fact, one person every 33 seconds dies from coronary artery disease.
"Inflammation" is making the rounds on social media—and cardiologists aren't upset that there's an increase in awareness about it. "Artery inflammation—also known as atherosclerosis—is more than just ...
BEAUFORT, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report published by THE SAGE GROUP reviews recent calcium research and quantifies the number of CLI patients with calcified leg arteries. “Almost all CLI ...
A simple body scan could discover your risk for a heart attack or stroke —conditions that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year and occur every 40 seconds in the U.S. The scan, which is known ...
"I think it's probably been the single most important breakthrough in the cardiovascular space in the last ten years," said Dr. Peter Soukas, the director of peripheral vascular interventional ...