It’s no secret that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it accounts for approximately one out of every ...

Recently I provided an overview of my experience with the coronary calcium scan, a comfortable, non-invasive, and inexpensive test that allows docs to see inside heart arteries. The test determines ...

Q: What are some common cardiac tests, and what can they tell my doctor about my heart? A: Echocardiograms, EKGs and cardiac stress tests are among the most commonly ordered tests to detect problems ...

AI algorithm has achieved remarkable accuracy in detecting cardiac amyloidosis, outperforming traditional diagnostic methods.

ST. LOUIS – New research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine may give doctors a way to predict life-threatening heart problems in women. The team studied 421 diabetic women between 49 and ...

Commercially available smartphones and smart speakers could be trained to recognize breathing sounds indicative of cardiac arrest, then call for help, according to a proof-of-concept study published ...

Houston, TX - Risk assessments in heart-failure patients about to be discharged can save money without compromising effectiveness when based on the brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assay rather ...