For many, checking in on heart health starts with a blood test to measure cholesterol levels and other markers of cardiovascular disease. However, this simple test is not the only one that doctors use ...

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 ...

Medical tests play a crucial role in detecting heart issues, often even before symptoms appear. Many heart conditions, such as blocked arteries, irregular heart rhythms, and structural defects, may ...

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, ...

People who can exercise sufficiently on a treadmill during cardiac stress testing have a lower mortality risk regardless of their overall level of heart disease, a Mount Sinai-led team of researchers ...

The procedure used to treat arrhythmias typically allows for a short recovery time, but precautions are necessary to preserve healthy heart function. Heart ablation creates little scars on heart ...

Compensated heart failure involves heart failure that causes minimal symptoms. Decompensated heart failure refers to heart failure that has progressed, leading to a worsening of symptoms. Heart ...

Obesity rates have climbed over the last several decades, as have mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. This is especially the case among children, but this particular population has ...