Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of ...

I passed them all, yet I still had this vast amount of calcified plaque in my coronary arteries. My doctors were befuddled. I was alarmed. I tried to take comfort in plans for a new diet.

IVL has gained attention in recent years as a more precise, efficient, and effective treatment for tough arterial calcium.

A recent prospective study carried out in Korea and the US investigated the location of plaque ruptures in native coronary arteries with the use of three-vessel intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).

Orbital Atherectomy is used before angioplasty to open calcified blockages (plaques). The technique ... for patients with heavily calcified coronary arteries. In this procedure, a rotating diamond ...