When it comes to heart health, prevention is the name of the game. Cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes are more ...

Mike Fackelmann had no reason to think he had heart disease. Although his cholesterol was a touch on the high side, he had never experienced any chest pains and had just passed a stress test with ...

One in five deaths in the U.S. is due to heart disease, according to federal health experts. A computerized scan of the heart ...

February is National Heart Month and a great time to make sure you’re doing everything you can to keep your ticker in top shape. There’s an inexpensive scan available that has proven effective to help ...

Combining two types of heart scan techniques could help doctors to detect the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear. Combining ...

SEATTLE — Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the US, and too often it goes undetected. 54-year-old Zac Lysen thought he was in good health, until a few events sparked his ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said ...

For people who worry they might have heart disease - there’s now a way to get some peace of mind without a doctor’s referral. It’s an X-ray heart scan that rates the risk for heart disease. News on 6 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A heart scan — also known as a Coronary Calcium Score — is a test that could help your doctor identify potential problems with your heart before you start showing symptoms.

New York, NY The false hopes and false positives of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT or EBT) coronary artery scanning are just two of the controversial issues explored in a Wall Street Journal ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regular readers of my column know I have been very bullish about the Coronary Calcium Scan, also known as a calcium score test or ...