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Fitness doesn’t make people immune to atherosclerosis, but what to do with the finding in asymptomatic patients is uncertain.

A coronary calcium scan can reveal what’s going on inside the arteries in an easily accessible and inexpensive manner. So, ...

The findings represent the first step to potentially augmenting current risk models with Lp(a) measurements, the author says.

A study has revealed a significant link between a common pregnancy complication and early heart disease in women. The study ...

The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is rising globally, increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Effective ...

CAD is common in patients with cirrhosis, but cirrhosis itself is not significantly associated with an increased CAD risk.

Ley has received research funding for developing an atherosclerosis vaccine formulation from United Bioscience, Inc. The other author reports no conflicts. This work was supported by grants to D. Wolf ...