The right coronary artery supplies blood to a part of the heart. To do this effectively, it branches off into smaller arteries, such as the conus artery and the sinoatrial nodal branch. Each branch ...

Premenopausal women presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are a unique and often underrecognized patient population. Although they are traditionally considered at lower cardiovascular risk ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—STEMI patients with good coronary collateral circulation undergoing PCI are more likely to be alive at 2 years and have better cardiac function when compared with STEMI patients ...

HEART disease and heart failure in aging persons are usually assumed to be due to coronary arteriosclerosis (arteriosclerotic heart disease, ischemic heart disease) if other identifiable causes of ...

Background: Middle-aged and older endurance athletes have increased prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) compared to healthy controls, despite similarly low ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A guideline for managing patients with acute coronary syndrome was issued by several U.S. societies. The ...

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is an umbrella term for a range of conditions that cause reduced blood flow to your heart. Acute coronary syndrome symptoms may vary, but the underlying cause is a ...

A normal coronary angiogram does not always guarantee safety from a heart attack. Conditions like microvascular disease, ...

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 ...