“Healthy patients without a history of heart disease can consider having a coronary artery calcium score done after age 40,” ...

A cardiac stress test shows how your heart works during physical activity. Vienybe/Dreamstime/TNS Heart health is an essential part of your overall health and well-being. Your primary care ...

Blood tests suggested she may have had one, but an angiogram -- the imaging test that has been the gold standard for detecting heart attacks -- showed that her coronary arteries were clear.

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

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women, but experts say there are four simple tests that can catch heart damage in time to prevent problems. Dr. Joel Kahn, a Michigan ...

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds a test that detects specific proteins in the blood of people who've suffered from heart disease but are now stable, is a good ...

A study released Monday in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that a new, more sensitive test for substances known as troponins, which are released by heart tissue during a heart ...

Congenital heart defects are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. But what if a simple, one-dollar screening test could help save thousands of newborns' lives? Such a test exists, but ...

Researchers found that AI-enabled stethoscopes can help doctors identify heart failure, atrial fibrillation and valve disease ...

Learn about various tests to help diagnose heart diseases and conditions. What’s a cardiac stress test? A cardiac stress test shows how your heart works during physical activity.