BOSTON, MA—Is there enough data to justify broad, population-based screening for atherosclerosis with coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and other methods, as opposed to the risk factor-based approach ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Carotid plaque screening, along with thorough smoking cessation counseling, did not increase rates of smoking ...

October 16, 2009 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain should be treated aggressively regardless of any prior coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, a ...

"Now we can actually focus and look at the disease itself, treat the heart disease itself, which is the plaque in the coronary arteries, as opposed to treating the risk of disease," Amir Ahmadi, MD, ...

People whose surgically removed artery plaques contained tiny plastic particles experienced sharply higher rates of heart ...