It’s common knowledge that plaque can damage your teeth. But did you know that plaque can also damage your heart? It’s true. One of the biggest risk factors for heart disease is plaque buildup in the ...

Plaque in a heart artery looks threatening, but cardiologists know that many of these buildups will not erupt, dislodge and block a vessel, causing a heart attack that can be fatal. Some will, however ...

Most people with symptoms of heart disease know they are at risk of a heart attack, but almost half of those who have had a heart attack had no prior symptoms. Many doctors are turning to a test to ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers found that lipid deposits within artery plaques have more structural stress – and are more likely to rupture – than plaques containing calcium, according to ...

Young adults with any amount of calcified plaque in their arteries are already at risk of a heart attack, a new study finds. Among those 32 to 46 years old, even a little calcified plaque — called ...

A new generation of “theranostic” nanoparticles has been shown to both detect and reduce plaques in the arteries. Nanoparticles absorbed by immune cells in the arteries, where they work to lower ...

Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Once considered primarily a lipid disorder, studies have found that plaque buildup in the heart arteries is composed of ...

In a new study of a class of cholesterol lowering drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors—which received much fanfare recently for lowering cholesterol to unprecedented levels —doctors wanted to know how they ...

Heart disease, a silent killer, stems from fatty plaque buildup in arteries. These plaques, composed of fats, cholesterol, calcium, and fibrin, narrow vessels, restricting blood flow and raising heart ...