You can detect blocked arteries early by identifying atherosclerosis. It is a condition where plaque builds up inside the arteries.

More than 90% of the time, renal artery stenosis is caused by atherosclerosis, a process in which plaque made up of fats, cholesterol, and other materials builds up on the walls of the blood vessels, ...

If you're among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On June 6, Mayor Yemi Mobolade shared a post about a recent hospital stay for double pneumonia, and detailed that during his stay, tests also revealed “…a major blockage in my ...

Backstory<BR><BR>So it turns out that my MRI has disqualified me as a donor.<BR><BR>I wasn't able to talk to Doctor/Surgeon , but the transplant coordinator lady said that I had 3 arteries in one ...

DALLAS New research raises serious questions about a very common medical procedure - placing a stent to prop open a narrowed kidney artery. A study found that people treated with these stents plus ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Have you ever heard of “fibromuscular dysplasia”? My mom was diagnosed with this blood disorder and understands that there is no known medical procedure to treat it. She claims this is ...

February is heart month, and the last few weekly columns have been about heart attacks — the most common cause of death in men and women in societies on a Western diet — rich in saturated fat from ...

Why it is so dangerous, how it is diagnosed and how to help prevent it ...

Storms on TV are more vivid these days thanks to Doppler radar. The same technology can also reveal things inside the body. Patrick Washko, a vascular lab coordinator at Rex Hospital, uses Doppler ...