In the past, heart problems were often seen as frightening and potentially fatal. While cardiac conditions remain serious, advances in heart medicine over recent years have dramatically improved ...

Dr. John Guerierro shakes the hand of patient Albert Ferkel at the Mercy Special Care facility in Nanticoke after a recent office visit. Aimee Dilger/the times leader As a production supervisor in a ...

Pennsylvania heart specialists welcomed the results of a decade-long study reinforcing their belief in minimally invasive techniques to treat clogged neck arteries versus major surgery. Researchers ...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PCTA) is a surgical procedure to treat heart disease. It involves inserting a small balloon into the arteries to manage blockages or restore blood flow. A person ...

If you’ve always assumed that once plaque settles into your arteries it’s there for good, you’re not alone - it’s a belief many people hold. But emerging insights suggest the opposite: with the right ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer in the United States, but there may be a breakthrough in a major aspect of cardiovascular ...

Rush Oak Park Hospital is the first hospital in the surrounding area to acquire and use a newly approved technology that allows vascular surgeons to see in real-time the plaque they are removing ...