BACKGROUND: Elevated plasma levels of Lp(a) [lipoprotein(a)] are a causal risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke ...

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most essential tools in modern medicine, used to detect heart problems ranging from ...

Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure. The therapy both prompts the immune system to ...

The next morning, a cardiologist appeared at her bedside. He suspected she'd had a heart attack caused by a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. SCAD happens when a coronary artery wall ...

The next morning, a cardiologist appeared at her bedside. He suspected she'd had a heart attack caused by a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. SCAD happens when a coronary artery wall suddenly ...

A study from Stanford researchers identifies the CXCL12 gene as a crucial regulator of the posterior descending artery’s development in the human heart. The findings ... natural variation in coronary ...

To supply oxygenated blood to the back of the heart, the posterior descending artery branches off from one of those main arteries. For an estimated 80% of humans, that artery comes from the right ...