Using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to reduce cardiovascular risk during menopause remains a topic of debate. The ...

Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is closely associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, but the mechanisms are not ...

Microplastics pose a threat to heart health, causing harmful changes in vascular cells and increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases like atherosclerosis.

February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...

COVID-19 accelerates the progression of atherosclerotic plaques, increasing coronary inflammation and the risk of high-risk ...

Severe COVID-19 infection can trigger extensive inflammation, resulting in the rapid growth of plaque in the coronary arteries and a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening ...

Plaques grew more rapidly in COVID patients, increasing by 0.9% a year compared with 0.6% a year among the uninfected, ...

Cardiologists reveal the unexpected symptoms of clogged arteries and underlying heart disease that you should know about.

Its most common cause is a blockage by a fatty substance called "plaque" in the coronary arteries ... If you don't have ...

February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

Due to its unique properties, Lp(a) can vary in size and has no single, defined molecular weight. For this reason, there is a consensus in the scientific community that Lp(a) levels should be measured ...

Centre for Health Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czechia Introduction: Extracranial carotid calcification is a common marker of ...