Our lives are filled with plastic, in everything from packaging to textiles. New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

Cardiologists reveal the unexpected symptoms of clogged arteries and underlying heart disease that you should know about. The ...

Heart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall, however, a tear without a stroke does not seem to raise heart attack risk, ...

Well, this poses a challenge for yogis! Yoga has a lot of flex appeal — it can increase strength, improve posture and lower the odds of developing chronic diseases. But a triple-board-certified ...

The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year ...

The carotid arteries are two large blood vessels in a person’s neck. If these arteries become blocked, a person may require surgery, also known as a carotid endarterectomy, to remove the blockage. A ...

Most people do not take neck pain seriously. While it is uncomfortable, people attribute it to lifestyle factors like incorrect sitting posture or looking at their phones for too long. However, ...

Along each side of the neck are a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain. It's rare for one of those blood vessels to tear. But it's one of the most common causes of a stroke in younger ...

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 ...