In your 50s, prevention is about identifying and actively managing risk factors before a heart attack occurs.

"That $99 saved my life," Ronnie Paul said of the test that showed he was at immediate risk of a heart attack ...

Cardiovascular stress testing to diagnose patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and other related types of conditions can be a highly-effective tool in many cases. In fact, many cardiologists ...

The use and interpretation of noninvasive cardiac testing in the elderly may differ from that in younger patients due to changes in disease prevalence, normal values, comorbidities, or patient and ...

The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine. While exercise testing typically is focused on ...

Tests that look at changes in biochemistry have an important application in medicine, including point-of-care cardiac testing and monitoring heart failure. Biochemical tests can also be used to ...

Adopting early noninvasive cardiac testing is a cost-effective strategy for avoiding a future heart attack or death in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, according to a study published ...

Increased noninvasive cardiac testing (NICT) does not lower the risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) within 2 years of emergency visit in patients presenting with chest pain but no acute ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many adult survivors of childhood cancer are not regularly screened for cardiovascular disease. Primary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel genetic test may provide clues to what caused a person’s sudden cardiac death. Testing can then be ...

A Thomaston man felt fine and nearly skipped a heart test. Days later, he was in surgery. He and his wife now say that simple ...