Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of ...

The deposition of this mineral on plaques in our heart arteries can contribute to chest pain and heart attacks.

Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) testing measures calcium deposits in the coronary artery walls using a CT scanner. It helps ...

CT coronary angiogram with multiplanar reformation in the axial view showing nonsignificant calcified plaque in the left main stem and a significant noncalcified stenosis of the proximal left ...

Plaque is a fatty substance made up of ... to help doctors see obstructions with X-rays or computed tomography (CT) scans Coronary calcium scan, a type of CT scan that measures calcium build ...

A recent prospective study carried out in Korea and the US investigated the location of plaque ruptures in native coronary arteries with the use of three-vessel intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).

Lung cancer screening with low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) may detect more ... a rupture of an atheromatous plaque at any stage of the spectrum of coronary artery disease.

Objective Excess cholesterol loading on arterial macrophages is linked to foam cell formation, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the effect of changes in ...