A simple blood test can predict a person's risk for sudden cardiac death, enabling physicians to more quickly and accurately assess a patient's need for an implantable cardiac defibrillator, new ...
A man with electrodes attached to his bare upper body cycles on a stationary bike while a doctor is checks the results of the electrocardiogram. (Michael Rosenfeld ...
The VISION study looked at whether levels of a cardiac blood test, NT-proBNP, measured before surgery can predict cardiac and vascular complications. Higher levels of NT-proBNP, which can be caused by ...
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 ...
NEW ORLEANS — In people with high cardiac risk undergoing major surgery, initiating blood transfusions earlier than currently recommended may not reduce their chances of having a heart attack or ...
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) — An East Greenbush woman said a simple medical test helped save her life. Now she and her doctor want to share a critical message about heart health. “I was somebody who ...
As many as one in seven patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement have cardiac amyloidosis, a condition that results in the abnormal deposition of a folded protein within the heart, ...
No one suspected a young ballerina would have a weak heart. To guard her mental health, Lindsay Davis focused on advocacy, not what HOCM took from her. 625s ...