New procedures allowing for faster testing and treatment of suspected heart attack cases has earned UPMC Altoona recognition by a cardiovascular organization. After working for months to meet criteria ...

A nuclear stress test helps to assess your risk of a severe cardiac event. Depending on your health, a doctor may ask you to take a treadmill test or a chemical test, which uses medications to ...

Researchers have created a new noninvasive technique for performing a type of artery bypass that may change the future of ...

According to Merrill H. Stewart, MD, Ochsner Health, the test can more accurately identify high-risk patients while helping others avoid unnecessary invasive procedures. Cardiac positron emission ...

Definitive Healthcare ranked the top cardiac procedures performed in ASCs, as well as the most common ASC procedures. The data is based on information gathered on the Definitive Healthcare Commercial ...

In November, The Lancet published an international expert consensus review, "Contemporary, non-invasive imaging diagnosis of chronic coronary artery disease," that shows using CT coronary angiography ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans are an excellent tool for better defining coronary heart disease risk in many individuals. In light of the recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart ...