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 provider ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mom was just admitted to the hospital with chest pressure. She had just lost her husband of 62 years last week, and she initially thought this was just stress. They said she might ...

For decades, the coronary angiogram has been considered the gold standard for detecting blocked arteries that cause a heart attack. When patients are told their angiogram is “normal”, it often brings ...

Immediate coronary angiography did not improve 5-year survival compared with delaying the procedure in adults resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation. Other major ...

MUNICH — Adding CT coronary angiography (CTCA) to standard care in patients with stable chest pain leads to a significant reduction in rates of death from coronary heart disease (CHD) or nonfatal ...

Failing a stress test occurs when you can’t complete it due to exhaustion or other factors. Abnormal results may indicate an underlying condition, such as coronary artery disease or a blockage. A ...

A new network analysis adds yet more evidence that PCI performed with angiography alone is inferior to procedures performed either with adjunctive intravascular imaging or invasive functional tests.

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If you are someone who runs everyday to keep their heart healthy, may it be a marathon, a 5K, a 10K or even just jogging on a daily basis, you need to look after your heart. And a little extra TLC may ...