Acute and long-term outcomes are discussed for patients undergoing PCI for acutely thrombosed saphenous vein grafts.

Aspirin as some might call it is a blood thinner. This may lower your risk of heart attack and stroke, but aspirin taken daily isn't for everyone. How can you determine if you are a candidate for aspirin?

Cardiogenic shock is the major cause of death among patients admitted to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction (MI).

Optimal timing and mode of treatment for patients with aortic coarctation remains controversial, particularly when the degree of obstruction is mild.

The heart is such a vital organ to the rest of the body that when a condition affects the heart it can start showing symptoms normally associated with a wide range of other non-heart related issues. If you feel that you are experiencing symptoms that are part of the heart valve disease then it is c

This article discusses basic cellular processes of vessel repair after PCI, and focuses on the differential molecular mechanisms of sirolimus and paclitaxel towards proliferation and migration.

Survey Highlights Women's Health Misconceptions

Learn about an end-of-trial transition plan to minimize bleeding and stroke risks during a critical period.

The purpose of this article is to discuss some important aspects of AF and review recent developments in the management of this condition, with particular regard to elderly patients.

Heart disease is serious and affects children, as a percentage of born on 2500, is due to a severe cardiac malformation: The Noonan syndrome which leads, inexorably, to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, because very often death. The solution to this serious problem, which seriously attentive to the healt

Coronary heart disease or plaque on arteries affects over 14 million people per year in the United States. It does not discriminate between men and women. This disease starts when fat deposits, calcium, and scar tissues (which forms when the body is trying to heal itself against excessive plaque) bu

The Romans are credited with discovering cherries in modern-day Turkey in the year 70 B.C. Cherries grow on a tree, and are available in sour and sweet varieties.

This article reviews the rationale for and results of EUROPA, and considers the implications of this trial for the management of patients with coronary artery disease.

Despite newer lower-profile stent technologies, placing coronary stents may still remain challenging when vessels are extremely tortuous. This case study describes a creative solution.

Java lovers will appreciate the health benefits of coffee identified by a new Swedish study, namely women who drink one to as many as five cups of coffee each day may be cutting their heart stroke risk by up to 25%. What's more, women who don't drink coffee may be increasing their stroke r

The sleep apnea treatment CPAP can improve risk factors for heart attack, stroke and diabetes, a new study finds.

Is 'non-cardiac chest pain' a valid term?

What's the potential added advantage of multiarterial coronary artery bypass grafting?

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is one of the most common major surgeries performed in the United States. This is a method of surgery that works to improve blood flow to the heart by creating alternate pathways around arteries that have become blocked or narrowed due to coronary artery d

Pacemaker insertion perils are put to rest -- at least for some congenital cardiac conditions.