Northwell Health reports on the importance of heart checkups, highlighting tests like EKGs and angiograms that can identify ...

Failing a stress test occurs when you can’t complete it due to exhaustion or other factors. Abnormal results may indicate an underlying condition, such as coronary artery disease or a blockage. A ...

A heart perfusion imaging scan, or myocardial perfusion scan, is a test that tells doctors how well a person’s heart pumps blood. Doctors may use this test when diagnosing the cause of chest pain or ...

Over the years, cases of heart attacks and fatalities among youngsters have increased, mostly when they are exercising and working out in the gym. Heart attacks happen when blood pressure levels spike ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ancora Heart, Inc., a company developing a completely transcatheter device-based therapy to address heart failure (HF), today announced that patients treated with the ...

Reduced physical function is an independent risk factor for composite and individual cardiovascular events, including coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and heart failure (HF) in older adults, ...

An echocardiogram is a medical test that uses sound waves (ultrasound) to produce images of your heart. It allows healthcare providers to see the heart's structures like the chambers, valves, and ...

Credit: Cardiosense. The wearable, noninvasive CardioTag is designed to capture electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram, and seismocardiogram signals, as well as heart rate and pulse rate. According to ...