Is your heart finding it difficult to function? Look out for these 7 warning signs of heart blockage or blocked artery, to prevent heart attack, stroke and cardiac arrests.

A widowmaker heart attack affects the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. Read on to learn the effects and likelihood of ...

Gary Ratkiewicz underwent a less-invasive small-incision bypass procedure at Loyola Medicine, which allowed him to quickly ...

Clogged arteries, known as arteriosclerosis, can play a significant role in causing several severe heart conditions and instigating major medical emergencies like heart attack and stroke. Over time, ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common issue that affects blood flow, usually to the legs. When you have PAD, the ...

Arterial blockages in the heart, commonly known as coronary artery disease, happen when the main blood vessels that supply ...

When there are elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood, it can accumulate on the walls of arteries, forming plaque. This buildup narrows the arteries and restricts ...

in which a surgeon removes a vein from another area in the body and connects it above and below a blocked artery to improve blood flow, Dr. Erben says. Blood thinners may be prescribed to help ...

The Birmingham hospital is now using dissolvable stents for patients who need treatment for peripheral arterial disease.

In a groundbreaking procedure, Pune doctors used sonic waves to successfully clear a heavily calcified 90% blockage in the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved flurpiridaz F-18 (Flyrcado; GE Healthcare), a first-of-its-kind ...