During pulsed field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), the additional creation of mitral isthmus ablation lines often led to vasospasm of the neighboring left circumflex artery, ...

A local injection of lidocaine during dental treatment possibly induced a coronary artery spasm, potentially resulting in a 50-year-old man's heart attack, according to a case report published April 3 ...

TCT 385: Ten-Year Review of a Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic: Efficiency, Cost-effectiveness, and Adaptation to the COVID-19 Pandemic Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from ...

FUNABASHI, Japan — Something hiding in everyday foods like rice, wheat, apples, and coffee could potentially help protect your heart from dangerous spasms. Scientists from Japan have found that ...

A new study by a research group led by Dr. Keisuke Obara, Dr. Kento Yoshioka, and Professor Yoshio Tanaka from the Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho ...

Ferulic acid blocks calcium from entering muscle cells through L-type calcium channels, which normally cause the arteries to contract. Even when calcium isn’t involved, it still prevents artery ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male. I had a heart attack at age 50, and my doctor inserted four stents in my heart. I was overweight at that time, and the doctor told me if I do not change my ...

A study dives into non-traditional heart attack causes more common in women than men, highlighting the need for a diversified approach to care and prevention.

A recent study indicates ferulic acid, found in coffee and apples, can prevent heart spasms. Dr. Kento Yoshioka's team at Toho University found it blocks calcium channels. It also uses other pathways ...

PARIS -- For coronary procedures, conventional radial access held up against a newer technique developed to reduce radial artery occlusion (RAO), according to the DISCO RADIAL investigators. They ...