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 ...

Echocardiograms. Stress tests. Cardiac calcium tests. You may well have had some or all of these. Your doctor may have recommended certain ones annually, even if you’re at low risk for heart disease.

A new AI tool can rapidly evaluate data from echocardiography, an imaging test commonly used to diagnose heart disease, ...

So much for feeling young at heart. A startling Northwestern University study recently revealed that most Americans’ hearts are aging faster than they are. Men’s tickers were, on average, seven years ...

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 ...

One of the most common tools: the exercise stress test. It’s a controlled treadmill workout that pushes the heart just enough ...

Do you need a heart checkup? Christopher Malin had always been diligent about his health, so he was used to getting the basic tests — blood pressure readings and blood tests for cholesterol and ...

The nuclear stress test can show how blood flows through your heart muscles. This reveals how well the heart pumps blood and areas of your heart muscles that do not get enough blood. Nuclear stress is ...

Researchers have developed an at-home questionnaire that is capable of assessing an individual's risk of a heart attack in just five minutes, according to a newly published study. The assessment could ...

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 ...