Q. What does preventive cardiology mean? A. Preventive cardiology is about stopping heart attacks and strokes before they happen. A lot of people think cardiologists only treat disease after something ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, but the way it is detected and treated has changed dramatically ...

Preventing heart disease now goes beyond routine cholesterol and blood pressure checks. Newer, more sophisticated tools can detect heart disease sooner and more accurately.

A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...

Mammograms can detect the presence of breast arterial calcification, which is associated with a higher risk of future heart attacks and stroke.

A new study showed that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. The findings were published as a ...

HELPING DOCTORS DETECT HEART DISEASE. THE NEW TOOL IS BEING USED AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, AND IT USES IMAGING AND COLORS TO HELP DOCTORS GET A BETTER READING. THEY SAY IT’S MORE ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Doctors should be judicious in their use of X-ray heart imaging techniques and avoid their routine use to screen for cardiac problems, a leading U.S. medical group said on ...

By: Demetrios Mallios, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon, Children’s Heart Institute, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital It’s easy to think your child is just worn out from a busy day when they seem ...

Recent trends of attempting to self-diagnose a medical condition based on online searches and without a professional medical expert can be harmful. Advances in technology have changed how and what ...