Routine blood tests cannot fully guarantee heart safety as hidden arterial plaques may rupture causing heart attacks.

Doctors tell News 12 there are three screening tests to determine a patient's risk of having a heart attack and potential treatment that go beyond a basic cholesterol or blood pressure check. One test ...

WASHINGTON — For heart health, you're supposed to know your numbers: Total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind. But your next checkup might add a new number to the mix. More doctors ...

Cardiologists in India are cautioning that normal blood, lipid, and sugar test results do not guarantee protection from heart attacks. Hidden risks like unstable arterial plaques, genetics, lifestyle ...

As with any disease, it’s pretty obvious that preventing heart disease is important. But why? What are the health ramifications of it? Well, they're pretty serious ones—including mortality—and affect ...

Doctors tell News 12 there are three screening tests to determine a patient's risk of having a heart attack and potential treatment that go beyond a basic cholesterol or blood pressure check. One test ...

Fullerton-based Beckman Coulter Inc. is looking to capitalize on an industry push to bolster the accuracy of heart testing with one of its newer diagnostic procedures. The test, called Access AccuTnI, ...

To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

The best way to work out for better heart health is to keep it simple, according to a cardiologist. Adding a few minutes a day of movement you enjoy can help you get fitter and live longer. You'll ...