enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Coronary CT calcium scan - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_CT_calcium_scan

   Specifically, it looks for calcium deposits in atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries that can narrow arteries and increase the risk of heart attack. [1] These plaques are the cause of most heart attacks, and become calcified as they develop. These calcifications can be detected by CT imaging because of their opacity to x-rays.

3. This Is the #1 Sign of Coronary Calcification, According to ...

   www.aol.com/1-sign-coronary-calcification...

   Coronary calcification is a buildup of calcium that occurs in the arteries. When this happens, blood isn’t able to flow through the blood vessels as easily. When this happens, blood isn’t able ...

4. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease

   Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), or ischemic heart disease (IHD), [13] is a type of heart disease involving the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to a build-up of atheromatous plaque in the arteries of the heart.

5. Atherosclerosis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atherosclerosis

   The calcification deposits, [74] after they have become sufficiently advanced, are partially visible on coronary artery computed tomography or electron beam tomography (EBT) as rings of increased radiographic density, forming halos around the outer edges of the atheromatous plaques, within the artery wall.

6. Coronary arteries - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_arteries

   The coronary arteries can constrict as a response to various stimuli, mostly chemical. This is known as a coronary reflex. There is also a rare condition known as spontaneous coronary artery dissection, in which the wall of one of the coronary arteries tears, causing severe pain. [10]

7. Angioplasty - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angioplasty

   Rotational Atherectomy, or "rotablation", is a technique used to treat heavily calcified coronary artery lesions by ablating plaque with a diamond-encrusted burr rotating at high speeds. It improve vessel lumens for balloon dilation and stent implantation.