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 ...

There is an emerging convergence between atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cancer, driven by shared risk factors and overlapping pathophysiologic mechanisms. Traditional factors, such as ...

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 ...

The coronary circulation consists of the blood vessels that supply blood to, and remove blood from, the heart. The vessels that supply blood high in oxygen to the heart are known as coronary arteries.

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Investigations of the genetic basis of coronary artery disease have led to advances in mechanistic insights, therapeutics, prevention, and risk prediction. Indeed, most contemporary medicines for ...

The 2024 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the management of chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) include a focus on both larger and smaller blood vessels of the heart; new models to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The AHA/ACC released updated guidelines for the management of chronic coronary disease. The document contains ...

ANEURYSMS of the coronary arteries are decidedly uncommon. They comprise congenital, mycoticembolic, syphilitic, polyarteritis-nodosa, arteriosclerotic and dissecting types. Of these, arteriosclerotic ...

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 ...