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) ...

In this study, investigators were seeking to uncover potential genetic correlations between hidradenitis suppurativa and ...

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.

Shared genetic factors may drive both osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease, suggesting a common genetic basis that ...

I recently had a CAT scan of my chest as an evaluation for pneumonia. I didn’t have pneumonia, but I got an unexpected high calcium score in my coronary arteries. Does the calcium I eat affect this? I ...

Heart diseases are usually worried about in adulthood however there are some risk factors which begin developing in early ...

A heart attack is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency that can lead to cardiac arrest or death. Heart attacks ...

Researchers have found that, in asymptomatic patients, atherosclerosis and its progression are independently associated with all-cause mortality.

The research, published in the European Heart Journal, revealed that cold weather may increase the susceptibility to ...

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

A version of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the original version that includes race.