We suggest that urate crystals in the arterial intima of patients with gout could, in some cases, drive the inflammation that causes plaques ... coronary disease, aortic stenosis and chronic ...

Review of foot x-rays noted marked vascular calcification. Creatinine was still elevated at 2.8 mg/dL. The decision was made to perform catheter angiography with limited dilute contrast. The patient ...

In addition to substantial lifestyle changes, there may be additional help in reversing atherosclerosis, including statin ...

Amgen’s next-generation cholesterol drug has shown it can reverse the build up of plaque build-up in coronary arteries which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. The company’s Repatha ...

One of the most dangerous forms is coronary artery disease, which happens when plaque builds up in the arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart. If untreated, it can lead to heart attacks or ...

we investigated the association between the future risk of fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction and PCAT attenuation measured from CT coronary angiography using multivariable Cox regression models ...