Her heart was also enlarged. Dead heart muscle had formed an aneurysm, a bulging weak spot that could rupture at any moment.

I never thought I’d have a heart attack. I am a former ballet dancer and track and field competitor, as well as a regionally ...

An insurance dispute between Blue Cross and Blue Shield and 2 hospital systems led to days of confusion for patients.

The right coronary artery can also be involved causing an inferior myocardial infarction. Rupture of the ascending aortic dissection into the pericardium can cause a rapid pericardial effusion ...

Vicki Mascareno-Nelson, a patient experience partner at UVM Medical Center, suffered a heart attack known as a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Mascareno-Nelson experienced atypical ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is likely caused by intramural bleeding, with these patients more likely to have worse cardiovascular outcomes when they’re prescribed more potent ...

Whenever possible, one stent should be used for the treatment of coronary artery bifurcation lesions (lesions without the side branch involvement such as 1m lesions are best suited to one stent ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart, via the coronary arteries ... may be experiencing a tear or dissection of the aorta. Left ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an artery in the neck that supplies blood to the brain. Blood can clot at the site of the tear. If the clot breaks loose ...