Cellular Medicine offers a non-invasive, natural approach to many ailments. This article explores what can be done to prevent and treat heart disease, without the risks and complications of bypass surgery or other procedures.

The percentage of Americans without major heart disease risk factors rose during the 1980s and 1990s, but our health is declining again, a study shows.

Angioplasty procedures to open clogged heart arteries can be performed safely and successfully at medical centers that don’t have a heart surgery team on site in case of an emergency, a large study suggests.

Plaque buildup in the arteries is a major risk factor for strokes and heart attack, but some plaques are far more dangerous than others.

We evaluated the results of stent placement in small coronary arteries.

Learn about the various symptoms of heart disease, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue.

For patients with a history of heart disease, stopping aspirin can increase the risk of having a heart attack, according to a new study.

Use of cariporide, a sodium-hydrogen inhibitor, significantly reduces the incidence of death/MI in patients undergoing CABG surgery, but is associated with a significant increase in the rate of mortality compared with placebo.

Which locations have better stats for survival from sudden cardiac arrest?

Dr. Black quizzes Dr. Weber, lead author on the ASH/ISH guidance, and Dr. Townsend, who was part of JNC 8 and the ASH/ISH statement, on the reasoning behind the different recommendations.

A telephonic nurse-administered intervention could be a key adjuvant strategy for meeting national goals for BP control.

Gain insight as to how statins may stabilize plaque beyond their effects on plaque regression.

Concise results from four trials provide up-to-date guidance for interventionalists.

Illustration copyright 2000 by Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.comThe heart has four chambers: two atria and two ventricles. The right atrium receives oxygen - poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle.The right ventricle pumps the oxygen -

Our Medscape advisors selected and ranked top studies in 2011 that they felt had a significant impact on cardiology practice.

In this article I discuss an alternative to taking prescription medications in an attempt to lower LDL cholesterol naturally. I prescribe a shake so effective that test subjects dropped their LDL levels by a whopping 38%! Instead of putting chemicals in your body and dealing with side effects, I rec

Cardiac catheterization is a test used to check blood flow in the coronary arteries, blood flow, and blood pressure in the heart's chambers; find out how well the heart valves work; and check for defects in the way the heart's wall moves.

Tn-I elevation after elective PCI is relatively common and is associated with procedural complications such as incidental side brachy occlusion and thrombus formation.

We’re all urged to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but new research finds eight servings may be needed to cut the risk of dying from heart disease.

Get the latest update on the importance of stroke prophylaxis with oral anticoagulants in patients with cardiomyopathy.