People who experience chest pain, shortness of breath, or uncomfortable heart beats, typically receive a stress test, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, or a Holter monitor as first steps in diagnosin ...

ROACH: I had a comment about your recent column on nuclear stress tests. As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have had two nuclear stress tests done.

A cardiologist shares what you need to know about broken heart syndrome, its risks, and whether the heart can truly recover ...

The heart races under stress, but why? A recent discovery links this cardiac reaction to a specific system in the brain. A surprising lead that could help us better understand physiological responses ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Valvular heart disease, sometimes called heart valve disease, is when one or more ...

and possibly echocardiogram or pulmonary function tests. Sometimes the workup can take time, and you may not get a diagnosis right away. While it can be frustrating to have to wait to know what is ...

Dr Ashish Mishra, consultant interventional cardiologist, Wockhardt Hospitals, explains how smoking and alcohol can impair ...

Almost everyone who first sees moving heart walls, valves ... and provides flexibility for improving image quality/speed. Echocardiography use grew and provided useful information from now familiar ...