Apo B tests are blood tests that measure the concentration of Apolipoprotein B in the blood, which carries cholesterol that ...

The MUSC Health Florence Medical Center is the first in the state to use a new, portable testing instrument to help detect heart attacks at a patient’s bedside.

It's common for patients to schedule an office visit due to symptoms like shortness of breath from doing regular tasks, feeling heart palpitations, experiencing mild chest pain, or feeling weak or ...

An inflamed arterial wall tips the balance toward a plaque rupture-the kind of event that can trigger a heart attack or stroke in an instant. In parallel, the same lingering inflammation is linked to ...

At Catholic Health, advanced technology is changing how we care for cardiac patients—ensuring expert care is always within ...

New research published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings has shown that patients who can complete a workout on a treadmill during a cardiac stress test have much lower mortality risk than those ...

Tests like electrocardiograms or a blood test for cholesterol offer good measures of heart health. But the American College ...

Nearly 8,000 cardiac panel blood tests have been recalled after 41 reports of inaccurate test results that pose the risk of missing a heart attack diagnosis, the FDA said July 17. Quidel ...

Perfect cholesterol levels do not guarantee a healthy heart. Dr Vassily Eliopoulos warns that standard tests miss hidden ...