CT scans for the heart are increasingly being promoted as a means to detect blocked arteries early on, particularly after instances of young people dying of sudden cardiac arrest. But should healthy ...

For decades, the definitive answer to a frightening question—whether chest pain signals blocked arteries feeding the heart—has required threading a catheter into the body. Invasive coronary ang ...

With the promise of better diagnosis, better prevention, and broader eligibility for previously unscannable patients, is ...

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...

As technology offers more tools to help diagnose heart disease, you may need to adjust your approach. Here’s the latest on one of those new tools. One of the greatest challenges facing primary-care ...

NEW YORK-- It is American Heart Month and many are raising awareness about a killer in this country: heart disease. Technological advances are making it easier to spot heart conditions before they ...