BACKGROUND: Observational evidence investigating associations between cannabis use and hypertension is inconsistent. METHODS: ...

In 2 patients the sinusoids appeared to end blindly in the myocardium (Fig. 1, Cases 1 and 4), and in the other 2, the intramyocardial sinusoids drained from the right ventricle into the coronary ...

The right coronary artery was markedly hypoplastic. Its ostium was about half the size of the left coronary artery, and its overall diameter was barely 1 mm.; its lumen appeared to be about half ...

Coronary arteries are major arteries that deliver oxygenated blood to the heart. There are two main coronary arteries: the right coronary artery and the left coronary artery.

Images of the different imaging techniques used to diagnose one of the patients who displayed symptoms. Chest x-ray in the posterioranterior (A) and lateral (B) projections, showing the classic ...

A doctor may recommend measuring your coronary artery calcium (CAC) if you’re at risk of coronary artery disease or another heart condition but have no symptoms. A CAC procedure is a CT scan ...

However, a new approach to determining risk and selecting a statin is the use of the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, which is determined by taking a low-radiation dose image of the heart ...

When this happens, it's called spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). This is an emergency health situation that can cause a heart attack. So it's very important to get medical care quickly.