The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries with cholesterol (atherosclerosis). It starts early in life and by middle age, can be very advanced. The problem is, even ...

Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of plaque. These are deposits of calcium, fats, and abnormal inflammatory cells ...

My brother returned from a calcium scan of his heart a few years ago with the happy news that his coronary arteries were free of hardened plaque that could suggest serious underlying heart disease.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - We’re wrapping up heart month with a test that can save lives. It zeroes in on calcium in the arteries around your heart. We’ve gone into the community and our newsroom to see ...

About half of all American adults grapple with some form of heart disease, so it’s understandable to want to do what you can to lower your risk, especially if you have a family history. While eating ...

Do you know your risk of coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says an easy and efficient test called a coronary calcium scan ...

When it comes to heart health, prevention is the name of the game. Cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes are more than 75% preventable by having healthy diet and lifestyle habits in place.

Excess cholesterol initially builds up in fatty deposits, called plaques, in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. To begin, these fatty plaques are “soft” – and are composed of just fatty ...

He was the picture of health. She did all the right things. Sometimes that’s what you hear after someone suffers a heart attack. But heart attacks can happen to people who seem like they have no ...