Doctors might be able to use a new scoring system to avoid unnecessary surgery to prevent strokes, a new study shows. Patients with clogged arteries often undergo surgery to reopen blood vessels ...

Pennsylvania heart specialists welcomed the results of a decade-long study reinforcing their belief in minimally invasive techniques to treat clogged neck arteries versus major surgery. Researchers ...

PLAINSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Heart bypass surgery: What used to be an extraordinary procedure for clogged arteries is now done more than a thousand times a day. And it's still a powerful fix for ...

Blocked arteries don't always announce themselves loudly with sudden chest pain or a collapse but develop quietly over the years. This blockage restricts blood supply to vital organs without obvious ...

Receiving the recommendation for heart surgery is a profoundly significant moment. It is completely natural to experience a wave of anxiety. When your heart cannot pump efficiently, your whole body ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arteries can become blocked over many decades, before resulting in conditions that can become severe quickly. (Getty Images) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong is recovering from surgery after doctors discovered a severely ...

Using stents to open clogged arteries in the neck is as safe and effective as surgery. In the first such study to draw that conclusion, U.S. and Canadian researchers found a stroke, heart attack or ...

If you're worried about clogged arteries, you're in good company: Over 40 percent of adults have some blockage. Though it's a daunting statistic, there's plenty you can do to support healthy, ...

A new study from the Mayo Clinic has uncovered some eye-opening facts about heart attacks in younger adults, especially women, that could change the way these serious events are understood and treated ...