Stents are like scaffolding that keep narrowed arteries open. These devices have been revolutionary in treating heart attacks, where their use has increased year on year, and countless lives have been ...

Chest pain is one of the most common indicators that your heart isn't functioning properly. If you feel cramping, pressure, or pinching that makes you wince, it could be angina. Here's what you need ...

Angina is commonly manifested as chest pain or discomfort in the chest. Angina is of two classical types – stable and unstable angina. Stable angina results from atherosclerosis and narrowing of the ...

In animals, brief episodes of ischemia before a total coronary occlusion protect the heart and result in a smaller myocardial infarct size. In humans, episodes of angina before acute myocardial ...

Refractory angina is an increasingly prevalent clinical syndrome characterized by ongoing ischaemic symptoms despite optimal medical management in patients for whom traditional revascularization is ...

Angina is a symptom of an underlying heart disease and is manifested as chest pain that may or may not be brought about by physical exertion or by emotional stress. Diagnosis of this condition and ...

We don't yet understand what causes the pain of angina, but a world-first study is shedding more light ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

The heart relies on a steady flow of blood to supply the body's other organs with the oxygen and nutrients they need to function well. When the heart itself does not get the amount of blood it needs, ...

LONG BEACH, California — An experimental new gene therapy has specialists questioning whether heart vessel growth to restore blood flow could actually be possible in refractory angina after bypass ...

Despite great strides in heart disease treatment, and perhaps paradoxically because of them, chest pain is on the rise. More people visit emergency rooms for chest pain each year than for any other ...