Heart disease is the most lethal disease in America, according to the American Heart Association—killing 2,500 people per day, or one person every 34 seconds. The growing prevalence of obesity, high ...

An echocardiogram is a safe and non-invasive heart ultrasound that helps detect valve disease and cardiac dysfunction early. On National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, cardiologist Dr Raj Kumar ...

We all know that climbing stairs can be a bit of a workout, but did you know it could also be a quick, effective, and free way to assess your heart health? This simple activity is now being recognized ...

Cardiac testing is essential for diagnosing and managing heart disease. I asked Lee Health Heart Institute Cardiologist Robert Cross, M.D., to explain tests used for assessing heart function, ...

New research led by City St George's, University of London has found that routine heart screening in young people can identify potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions and save lives, and that ...

July 18 (Reuters) - (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox for free sign ...

Remote monitoring of patients who had recently had a heart attack was found to have a significant effect on readmissions to hospital, in research carried out at Imperial College London with patients ...