What's the first thing you think of when you hear "plaque"? If it's related to dental health, you're probably not alone. However, plaque can also refer to something that can build up in the arteries, ...

It's scary hearing your doctor say your arteries aren't in great shape. Years of eating fried foods and meals rich in butter and sugar have finally caught up to you, and now you're in the danger zone ...

It’s common knowledge that plaque can damage your teeth. But did you know that plaque can also damage your heart? It’s true. One of the biggest risk factors for heart disease is plaque buildup in the ...

Clogged arteries are extremely common in adults and go unnoticed until too late. However, according to experts, it is important to understand the causes and signs early on to protect your heart, brain ...

With time, the arteries start to narrow, with the type of sedentary lifestyle and eating habits we adopt, cardiovascular health tends to get neglected and until something serious occurs, we don't pay ...

It measures the amount of calcified plaque that has built up in your arteries, which can trigger heart attacks and strokes. A high score puts you in the at-risk category and though it doesn’t mean you ...

It's important to catch peripheral artery disease early so you can treat it properly. Here's what you need to know.

Heart attacks are preventable, but for reasons discussed in previous columns in this series they remain the number one killer in the United States. This is another column based on the effective Bale ...