Song et al. (121) modelled four different scenarios where cutting and angioplasty balloons, with or without a stent, were tested on a calcified coronary artery: (i) non-compliant angioplasty balloon ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes. A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients.

If a blood clot forms in the coronary arteries, this will cause a heart attack. "And if it happens in an artery supplying blood to your brain, such as the carotid arteries in the neck, it will ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — Coronary artery disease (CAD), or the narrowing of the coronary arteries, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of ...

An increasing proportion of immigrants are residing in developed countries, but little is known about the extent of their obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Our objective was to evaluate the ...

"There are some microplastics in normal, healthy arteries," Dr. Ross Clark, a University of New Mexico medical researcher who led the study, told Business Insider before he presented his findings at ...

High-volume physical activity (PA) is associated with a higher prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the clinical significance of subclinical CAD among high-volume ...

KUWAIT CITY, April 19: Kuwait's Chest Diseases Hospital has announced the successful implantation of two coronary artery stents in patients suffering from intractable angina pectoris. Dr. Abdullah ...

The results are taken from the fourth wave of the RedBridge-Accent rolling track poll of 20 marginal seats, which found there has been a 9 per cent drop in the Coalition’s primary vote since ...