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 new ASNC document includes detailed SPECT- and PET-specific protocols, new patient preparation recommendations and a ...

READING, Pa.- Reading Hospital expanded its Electrophysiology Laboratory at Miller Heart Center to provide more local cardiac care services. The Reading Hospital Foundation raised $4.6 million to ...

A cholesterol report often becomes a quick verdict on heart health. If the numbers look acceptable, many people assume the heart is safe. But heart-attack risk is not controlled by one number. “A ...

A compound produced in the body after eating pomegranates improves heart function by up to 80% in a type of heart failure with limited treatment options. Scientists at King's College London have ...

The solution combines Philips’ high-performance 1.5T MRI platform and advanced interventional workflow capabilities with Imricor’s exclusive portfolio of systems and consumables for MR-guided cardiac ...

Apolipoprotein B, or ApoB, measures the number of cholesterol-containing particles that can contribute to plaque buildup in the arteries. Dr Bhojraj describes it as a test that “measures ...

Most adults leave their annual physical thinking their cholesterol numbers give them the full picture of their heart health. They don’t. A little-known blood marker called lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), ...

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