February is American Heart Awareness Month. This article is presented in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health. Neptune, NJ, February 1, 2025 …  Most ...

In recent years, it has become clear that carotid IMT, coronary calcification and carotid plaque reflect biologically and genetically different aspects of the atherosclerotic process, and will ...

The pathway we looked at more closely starts up in atherosclerotic plaques and works against the calcification of the vessels," says Lehners. "This mechanism therefore has a vasoprotective function." ...

It means imaging does not show a buildup of calcified plaque in the heart’s blood vessels. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores show the calcium level in the arteries. CAC levels can help ...

The report by Wayhs et al. [11] supports the concept that an extensive plaque burden, indicated by high calcium scores, increases the risk for cardiac events. However, it does not address the ...

CLEVELAND—Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and Houston Methodist will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately predict risk of heart ...