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• n  a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries

• atherosclerosis

News & Articles

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• Metabolic PET imaging provides earlier warning of coronary disease
  Coronary artery disease is one of the world's most prevalent and silent killers. Positron emission tomography, which images miniscule abnormalities in cellular metabolism, can tip off clinicians about cardiac disasters waiting to happen -- including sudden death from a heart attack -- better than standard angiography, researchers revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging ...
  June 11, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• Pasadena Rotary hosts cardiology specialist
  Juan Carlos Rozo MD, guest speaker at the Pasadena Rotary Club, presented a power point lifesaving program on the dangers, symptoms and preventive measures of Coronary Artery Disease.
  June 6, 2013 - The Pasadena Citizen
• Coronary artery disease: a top killer in the U.S.
  Atherosclerosis, often called “hardening of the arteries,” is caused by atherosclerotic plaque made up of cholesterol, calcium, and certain cells that form within the walls of arteries. This plaque can build up in any artery, but when it grows in the coronary arteries, it is called coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease...
  June 5, 2013 - Observer-Reporter