Ischemia is when there is a blockage of blood flow to a part of the body. Ischemia can lead to serious problems like heart attack and stroke. Risk factors for ischemia include poor circulation, high ...

Myocardial ischemia, also called cardiac ischemia, is a condition characterized by reduced blood flow to the heart. A common cause is plaque buildup in the coronary arteries. Myocardial ischemia may ...

For stable patients with chronic total occlusion (CTOs), treatment with an invasive strategy that includes coronary revascularization does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or myocardial ...

Stress testing results—no matter the modality used to obtain them—predict prognosis among patients with stable, moderate-to-severe CAD, new data from the ISCHEMIA trial suggest. The study, published ...

Dual antiplatelet treatment has been shown to lower the risk of recurrent stroke as compared with aspirin alone when treatment is initiated early (≤24 hours) after an acute mild stroke. The effect of ...

A bivalent messenger RNA vaccine targeting both the ancestral and omicron BA.4–BA.5 sublineages of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Pfizer–BioNTech) was introduced in ...

This chapter describes the potential relationship between COVID-19 vaccines and potential vascular-related harms: myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke (HS), deep vein ...

Reducing the damage sustained by the heart during a myocardial infarction remains one of the major challenges in cardiology, ...

A new study suggests COVID-19 vaccination may significantly reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart ...