A cardiac stress test shows how your heart works during physical activity. Vienybe/Dreamstime/TNS Heart health is an essential part of your overall health and well-being. Your primary care provider ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic heart disease that causes thickening of the walls of the heart’s left ventricle. This can make it more difficult for the heart to pump blood throughout ...

Heart testing helped diagnose a Katy teen with a heart condition. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) TEXAS – You’ve had all of the ...

Dr London highlights the importance of tests like ABI, carotid ultrasound, echocardiogram, and cardiac CT angiogram.

I’ve always been tempted to do a genetic test to check in on my heart. I’m in pretty good health, but I have a few close relatives who’ve had heart attacks, strokes, and cancer, so I know my genes ...

If there are heart problems among people in your family (say your cousin was diagnosed with heart failure at 25 or your grandpa passed unexpectedly from a heart attack), it can be worrying to think ...

Scientists looked at three measures in the blood: LDL cholesterol; lipoprotein(a), a type of fat; and C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation. A new approach to a routine blood test could predict ...

A marathon pushes the human body close to its limits. Legs tire, lungs burn and the heart works hard for hours on end. For ...