Doctors use cardiac imaging to diagnose many types of heart disease and heart problems, including cardiovascular disease (which includes stroke and high blood pressure) and coronary heart disease.

In patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department (ED), further cardiac testing within 30 days is associated with an increase in invasive coronary angiography and revascularization ...

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 ...

A blood test should be able to tell if a patient’s chest pains are actually a heart attack in a matter of minutes ...

Genetic testing for cardiovascular disorders is rapidly expanding, including among children. In its first scientific statement focused on the issue of cardiovascular genetic testing specifically among ...

The spectrum of noninvasive cardiac testing commonly used in elderly patients mirrors that used in younger counterparts ( Table ). It includes such basic examinations as ECG, resting imaging tests ...

(CBS News) A new blood screening test can potentially determine if a person is having a heart attack within one hour, a fraction of the time it takes right now. According to a new study conducted by ...

The median age was 50 (range: 30–63; Table 1). More than half of the study population was white, resided in the southern part of the USA, and had stage II breast cancer at the time of diagnosis. Few ...

Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists is planning to move to a 20,000-square-foot location at 7515 Right Flank Road, which is ...

Every time there’s a medical advance, there’s a scammer waiting around the corner to exploit it. When genetic testing first became an important medical service, scammers targeted cancer screenings and ...