The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Treatment may not be necessary unless they cause pain. These calcifications are common, particularly in the pelvis. They are not usually a cause for concern and are rarely painful. However ...

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been well described; however, the bulk of the literature has focused on heart ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

cshs.org Background: Mitral annular calcification has been associated with various systemic and cardiac diseases, with a higher prevalence in women and patients over 70. A possible association between ...

Calcium deposits, or "calcifications" show up as bright dots on mammograms. Sometimes, they can be signs of breast cancer, but they're often harmless. “You have a calcium deposit in your breast.” Half ...