Pages tagged: atherosclerosis

HOUSTON (Aug. 22, 2023) — The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently awarded The Texas Heart Institute® (THI)...

In a study recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers examined the association between diets...

In a study recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology researchers examined the association between diets...

During its annual day-long Research Symposium on October 20, 2022, The Texas Heart Institute community came together in the Denton...

In 2020, a devoted husband and father underwent a successful coronary artery bypass operation, but his cardiologist and cardiac surgeons...

Dr. Coselli Publishes Largest-ever Series of Aortic Aneurysm Repairs with the “Elephant Trunk” Technique Aortic aneurysm—a weakening of the wall...

To gain insight into the heart health of our ancestors, researchers at Texas Heart Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center...

Calcium in the coronary circulation roughly tracks the amount of plaque – the higher the score, the more plaque. Obviously,...

In most instances, ischemic heart disease, i.e., coronary artery disease and/or coronary heart disease, is a result or consequence of...

Dear Kay: Your symptoms are not the ones that we associate with atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis nevertheless is a very broad term....

Dear Sylvia, I can’t give you a specific answer without more information. Elevated cholesterol is only one risk factor for...