Heart disease is a term that refers to several types of cardiac conditions. Heart attacks are common and affect one person ...

For years, one vital blood vessel in the body has largely required open-heart surgery, even as less invasive vascular procedures became common elsewhere. That vessel is the ascending aorta — the ...

During a heart angioplasty, a doctor uses a catheter with a balloon to open a narrowed blood vessel in the heart. Typically, they insert a stent during the procedure. A stent is a mesh tube designed ...

Lefas said 3 main lifestyle adjustments can prevent heart disease, heart failure, heart attacks or any blockages in a blood ...