Both individual- and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular ...

Medical College of Georgia scientists report that a gene previously implicated in the development of atherosclerotic lesions ...

Researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change ...

Calculating the polygenic risk scores of ancient humans such as Ötzi the iceman helps researchers understand the genetic ...

Researchers have found that cells inside clogged arteries have cancer-like properties that aggravate atherosclerosis, and anticancer drugs could be a new treatment.

Their study found that smooth muscle cells that normally line the inside of our arteries migrate into atherosclerotic plaques, change their cell identity, activate cancer genes, and proliferate inside ...

At SBM, we've long argued that chelation therapy for heart disease is quackery. An abstract presented recently finally ...

Even brief periods of anger caused by triggering memories can negatively impact our blood vessels' ability to relax. That's ...

Lower risks of death and MACE in statin users are intriguing, but need to be confirmed in randomized trials, experts say.

“It’s not widely known or widely accepted that anger does precipitate heart attacks,” she said. “This study offers a biological plausibility to that theory, that anger is bad for you, that it raises ...

The presence of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis identifies patients with more diffuse and severe arterial disease. Aggressive risk factor modification, along with antiplatelet therapy ...