Medical records of each patient were collected. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore risk factors and the occurrence of coronary artery lesion in patients with Kawasaki disease.

Advances in cardiac imaging techniques and risk categorization have led to improvements in diagnosis, initial treatment and ...

The original risk score is based on traditional risk factors for heart disease, sex, race and coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels, which are obtained from computed tomography (CT) imaging.

Importantly, 11 of these loci are specific to AS and show no association with coronary artery disease (CAD), highlighting the ...

The original risk score is based on traditional risk factors for heart disease, sex, race and coronary artery calcium (CAC) ...

A risk model accurately identifies patients with severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and predicts their risk for stroke and CVD.

Severe coronary artery calcification in patients with CKD increases the risk for heart failure, heart valve calcification, and progression to kidney failure.

Doctors are thinking differently about what drives cardiovascular issues. It’s no longer just about blood pressure and ...

USA: A recent editorial comment in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging highlights the ...

The following is a summary of “Carotid plaque thickness predicts cardiovascular events and death in patients with chronic ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when there's a blockage in the arteries that carry blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. CAD is the most common type of ...

Obesity, too, adds to this burden as one of the primary risk factors accountable for different cardiovascular ... The rising ...