February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...

COVID-19 accelerates the progression of atherosclerotic plaques, increasing coronary inflammation and the risk of high-risk ...

Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people, a new ...

Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands announced on air yesterday that he has a brain aneurysm and needs urgent brain surgery.

“Just need to catch my breath,” I gasped, like I’d just finished a marathon. I sank gratefully onto a boulder. It took a few ...

February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

An important mechanism responsible for the sudden and unpredictable onset of acute thrombosis is plaque rupture. [1] The risk of rupture depends more on the plaque's composition rather than its size.

A stretch of E. Grand Avenue in Des Moines had to be temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon due to a ruptured natural gas line.The Des Moines Fire Department was on the scene shortly after noon ...

Evidence of plaque rupture and blood vessel healing is found in lesions that cause ischemic events. Features associated with plaque rupture include a large, soft, thin fibrous cap; inflammation in ...