Routine blood tests cannot fully guarantee heart safety as hidden arterial plaques may rupture causing heart attacks.

Soft and hard plaque are two different forms of fatty build-up inside your arteries, and both can quietly damage your heart over many years. The risk of heart attack becomes higher when soft plaque ...

February was heart month, and this is the last column in a series about the major risk factors for heart attacks. Heart attacks are not all about cholesterol—inflammation plays a large role. There are ...

February was Heart Month, and this is the last column in a series about the major risk factors for heart attacks. Heart attacks are not all about cholesterol — inflammation plays a large role. There ...

Evidence from autopsies and surgical patients suggested that oral bacteria can infiltrate hardened arteries and trigger immune responses tied to heart attacks. What inspired Karhunen to shake the dust ...

A greater number of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with acute coronary syndromes equals greater plaque vulnerability, according to a study that used optical coherence tomography to tease out ...

Atherosclerosis is driven not only by lipid accumulation but also by dynamic changes in the cells that form the vessel wall. This study reveals that smooth muscle cells, long considered structural ...

Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo potentially dangerous changes over time in patients without symptoms, ...