But that doesn’t mean people are powerless against the condition — there are some steps they can take to help reduce the risk. In addition to adopting healthier lifestyle habits, getting a ...

Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...

Exactly when do you go from having risk factors to having heart disease? These links take you to information on the tests a doctor uses to diagnose heart disease.

The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries with cholesterol (atherosclerosis). It starts ...

Chest pains, heart flutters, heart attack-- they are the signposts of heart troubles. In the past, such symptoms might mean a treadmill stress test or a cardiac catheterization to diagnose the ...

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating potential heart disease risk ...

A CT scan and calcium score can be a way to detect risk of heart disease. Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 ...

Cardiac testing is essential for diagnosing and managing heart disease. I asked Lee Health Heart Institute Cardiologist ...

Nearly five years on from a shock heart attack that nearly ended with suicide, Olympic gold medallist Duncan Armstrong has ...

Sarah Freundlich folded her hands as she thought about the heart attack that never happened. "I started seeing the cardiologist several years ago because I had some heart palpitations," she said.

Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of mortality, comprising 32% of all deaths. But that doesn’t mean people are powerless against the condition — there are some steps they can take ...