Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

Patients with low or moderate risk forewent surgery and instead took meds and adopted lifestyle changes They had very low rates of stroke and heart attack after two years THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 ...

PLAINSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Heart bypass surgery: What used to be an extraordinary procedure for clogged arteries is now done more than a thousand times a day. And it's still a powerful fix for ...

Angioplasty is a procedure to open blocked heart arteries using a small balloon and sometimes a stent. You may need to stay overnight in the hospital, but many people go home the same day. Follow your ...

When the main arteries of the heart become clogged, the heart finds it hard to receive sufficient oxygen-rich blood. This can cause pain in the chest, heart attack, or even instantaneous death. In ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -A local soccer player has returned to the field two years after undergoing rare bypass surgery to repair a ...

Arteries can become blocked over many decades, before resulting in conditions that can become severe quickly. (Getty Images) Heart problems are very common in the UK, with around 7.6 million people ...

A carotid endarterectomy involves making an incision in the neck, opening the carotid artery and physically removing the plaque build-up before the artery is stitched closed, often with a patch to ...

While on vacation with his wife last year, Peter Sunwoo heard about a healthy acquaintance who had a heart attack at 39 years old. He and a friend had just turned 40, so they decided to get their ...

THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HeathDay News) -- Doctors might be able to use a new scoring system to avoid unnecessary surgery to prevent strokes, a new study shows. Patients with clogged arteries often ...