Doctors use coronary CT angiography (CTA) to diagnose narrowed or blocked arteries in the heart. A CTA exam receives a score from mild (0–1) to moderate (2–3) to severe (4–5). Patients with scores ...

One Treatment Is Better For Women With Clogged Arteries, Study Finds By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Jan. 2, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The best treatment for clogged arteries might be ...

Treating a fully blocked artery with medication alone is equally effective as percutaneous coronary intervention, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual ...

Inova Schar Heart and Vascular at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus was the only hospital in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area selected to participate in an earlier clinical trial demonstrating the ...

When discussing cardiovascular health, our minds often drift right to the heart. The heart is, indeed, at the heart of the cardiovascular system. However, numerous other body parts, including the ...

Despite the successful adoption of modern techniques, new research from the Universities of Keele and Manchester suggests more can be done to reduce fatalities following a non-surgical treatment for ...

Heart blockage, also known as coronary artery disease or CAD, happens when there is an obstruction or narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to your heart muscle due to plaque. Eventually, it ...

Imagine a treatment for clogged arteries that opens them up much in the same way Drano opens up a clogged drain. That's the principle behind a new therapy surgeons are testing for use on patients with ...

A new endovascular catheter, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is paving the way to more effective and safe treatment for acute pulmonary embolism. Already shown to be ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most prevalent form of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Doctors know how to spot large artery blockages when someone is experiencing heart attack symptoms, but often not those in the smaller heart ...

A new study showed that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. A new study showed that a non-invasive ...