It's also a strong risk factor for coronary artery disease and other cardiovascular disease. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), and elevated numbers can raise ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a heart condition that develops when the ...

The original risk score is based on traditional risk factors for heart disease, sex, race and coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels, which are obtained from computed tomography (CT) imaging.

November 13, 2024 - DALLAS Advances in cardiac imaging techniques and risk categorization have led to improvements in ...

In this study, investigators were seeking to uncover potential genetic correlations between hidradenitis suppurativa and ...

Importantly, 11 of these loci are specific to AS and show no association with coronary artery disease (CAD), highlighting the ...

The original risk score is based on traditional risk factors for heart disease, sex, race and coronary artery calcium (CAC) ...

Cardiovascular disease, sometimes abbreviated as CVD, is the leading cause of death worldwide. It’s a catchall term for heart ...

Therapies for obesity and inhibitors for lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) are among those to be featured at the American Heart ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when your heart muscles become damaged and can't ...

Obesity, too, adds to this burden as one of the primary risk factors accountable for different cardiovascular ... The rising ...

A version of the MESA heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the version that includes race, according to a preliminary study presented today ...