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Coronary artery disease (CAD) testing within 90 days of hospitalization for heart failure is associated with a lower risk for heart failure readmission or all-cause mortality, according to a study ...

Pulmonary hypertension is a syndrome characterized by marked remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature and a progressive rise in the pulmonary vascular load, leading to hypertrophy and remodeling of the ...

DENVER — Heart disease is the number one cause of death for women in the United States. With that in mind, many women regularly get their cholesterol and blood pressure checked. But there is another ...

Arterial stiffening is caused by the degradation of elastic fibers replaced by fibrosis, accumulation of lipids, migration of inflammatory cells, and proliferation of the smooth muscle cells of the ...

Rising blood levels of a protein called hematoma derived growth factor (HDGF) are linked to the increasing severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a form of damaging high blood pressure in the ...

At the Vascular Diagnostic and Imaging Laboratory, our vascular sonographers use specialized equipment to examine the arteries and veins throughout the body. Our lab is a full-service clinical ...

STANFORD, Calif. — A new, noninvasive diagnostic test for coronary artery disease is associated with a higher rate of subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and higher health-care spending. That's ...

HealthDay News — For patients presenting with acute chest pain and low clinical risk evaluated in a chest pain evaluation center (CPEC), the yield of routine noninvasive testing is low for coronary ...

Coronary artery spasm (CAS) refers to the transient spasm of the main coronary artery or its main branches, which leads to occlusion of the coronary artery and myocardial ischemia. For a long time, ...