Bypass surgery.In this operation, arteries from other parts of the body are moved to bypass clogged arteries and help oxygen-rich blood reach its target destination. Balloon angioplasty.This procedure helps open clogged arteries that have become partially or fully blocked by opening up the blockage ...
Well, not so fast. According to statistics, women have a 35% chance of getting wrong results. More often, women get false positive results—they are told to have heart disease while they don’t. But sometimes, the test fails to detect a problem—clogged arteries that significantly raise the...
Calcium scoring tests use highly accurate CT scans to check for small deposits of calcium in your coronary arteries. These deposits indicate plaque buildup that can lead to clogged arteries – and put you at increased risk for heart attack and heart disease. With the results from a calcium sco...