Matt Bowman was at risk of a fatal heart attack and had open-heart surgery. His wife, Robin, fainted in the hospital hallway ...

The left anterior descending coronary artery (a.k.a. LAD, interventricular artery or the “widow maker”) supplies the anterior, anterolateral, anteroapical and apical segments of the left ...

Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a ...

and the left coronary artery, which divides into the circumflex artery and the left anterior descending artery (LAD). Blood ...

An anterior STEMI is usually from acute thrombotic occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery — also known as the “widow maker.” Recall that the anterior leads are technically ...

there is a functional stent in the proximal segment of the LAD with diffuse coronary disease; and second, knowing that the left internal mammary artery (LIMA)-to-LAD is superior to any other kind ...

The 3D CT data set can be evaluated by various post-processing techniques. Multiplanar reconstructions allow visualization of any cross-section through the volume. Oblique as well as curved cross ...

Coronary artery disease, CAD, is a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle become clogged and narrow, making it difficult for blood and oxygen to reach the muscles of ...

In current European and American revascularization guidelines, RA grafts are now strongly endorsed as the second conduit for CABG based on easy harvesting and relative greater patency over time, among ...

In addition to causing several types of cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to bring a significantly increased risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease, according to a study being ...