Diffuse coronary artery disease is a subtype of coronary artery disease (CAD) in which larger sections of coronary arteries have a high plaque buildup. It is less common than focal CAD and can be more ...

More than half of people living with HIV and suppressed viral loads nonetheless had imaging-confirmed coronary artery disease — and despite longtime use of HIV drugs that have been associated with ...

Monthly olezarsen reduced triglycerides and apolipoprotein B in patients with hypertriglyceridemia but may have no impact on ...

Which patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) are at risk of having another? The tools to predict risk for recurrent cardiac events in patients with established coronary artery disease ...

For many years, 2 axioms have ruled our thoughts and discussions of coronary atherosclerosis. The first axiom was that patients were at risk for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) if their coronary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The virus that causes COVID-19 may expedite progression of coronary lesions to high-risk plaque. SARS-CoV-2 was ...

Elucid announced today the commercial availability of a new Lesion Inspection Tool for coronary and carotid plaque analysis in its novel Plaque-IQ software suite. The tool provide ...

While lower total plaque volume was seen in women, women and men had similar total plaque burden and incident major adverse cardiovascular events. HealthDay News — Major adverse cardiovascular events ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Women’s bodies are different from men’s in ways ...

Quantitative coronary plaque analysis, such as Elucid’s Plaque-IQ™, is now reportable under Category I CPT code 75577, with a national average payment amount of $1,012 for use in imaging centers and ...

New permanent Category I CPT code 75577 for AI-enabled coronary plaque analysis took effect January 1, 2026 Major payers, including Aetna, alongside UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Humana, and others, now ...