Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray images may also offer an early warning sign for cardiovascular disease—the ...

An ongoing study spotlights the link between calcium deposits in the breast arteries and life-threatening heart risks.

A new study published suggests that the connection between coronary artery calcification—a measure of calcium buildup in the ...

Researchers think a calcium called breast arterial calcification might be a clue that a woman's blood vessels are clogged, ...

Doctors say mammograms can help spot calcification in the arteries that could be a sign of heart problems. And there’s a new ...

The calcification of the carotid artery is a sign of advanced arteriosclerosis, which may be associated with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) and can lead to death. Such calcification can be seen ...

Bone never forms without vascular interactions. This simple statement of fact does not adequately reflect the physiological and pharmacological implications of the relationship. The vasculature is the ...

Statin therapy has long been thought to cut the risk for ischemic coronary events, in part by stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques that are vulnerable to rupture, which would trigger thrombosis, and in ...