Trial finds drug-coated balloon angioplasty less effective than second generation drug-eluting stents

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Novel drug-coated balloons (DCB) did not outshine standard treatment with second generation drug-eluting stents (DES) as they were expected to, in a surprise finding of the

Micro-nano-plastics found in artery-clogging plaque in the neck

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels compared to people with healthy arteries. This increase was

Study shows long term-effects of immigration on Chinese Americans’ cardiovascular health

A new UCLA-led study found that cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese American immigrants increases with length of residence and varies by location in the U.S. The study, which leveraged data