Heart disease and kidney disease are closely linked, and kidney damage can remain silent for years. These simple blood, urine ...

It's common for patients to schedule an office visit due to symptoms like shortness of breath from doing regular tasks, feeling heart palpitations, experiencing mild chest pain, or feeling weak or ...

The Lp(a) test measures an inherited cholesterol particle linked to heart attack and stroke. Learn why cardiologists recommend testing once.

Chest discomfort, shortness of breath, or an unusual heartbeat may lead a doctor to check how the heart performs under added strain. A cardiac stress test measures that response during exercise or ...

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 ...

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 ...

About half of all American adults grapple with some form of heart disease, so it’s understandable to want to do what you can to lower your risk, especially if you have a family history. While eating ...

When it comes to testing for diseases, many people do not get them done regularly, whether it is due to the cost or due to lack of time. However, when it comes to diseases like heart diseases, high ...

Broken heart syndrome” can mimic a heart attack so closely that patients often need invasive testing to tell the difference.

Rapid heart attack testing matched standard care safety but did not shorten emergency department stay. Read more.

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that testing for lipoprotein(a)—a genetic risk factor for heart disease—remains uncommon in the United States, despite ...