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 ...

For many, checking in on heart health starts with a blood test to measure cholesterol levels and other markers of cardiovascular disease. However, this simple test is not the only one that doctors use ...

Heart disease is the most lethal disease in America, according to the American Heart Association—killing 2,500 people per day, or one person every 34 seconds. The growing prevalence of obesity, high ...

Obesity can expose you to inflammation, high blood pressure and cholesterol deposition which may have no initial symptoms. Expert advises early screening of risks by regularly checking blood pressure, ...

Over the years, cases of heart attacks and fatalities among youngsters have increased, mostly when they are exercising and working out in the gym. Heart attacks happen when blood pressure levels spike ...

Cardiac testing is essential for diagnosing and managing heart disease. I asked Lee Health Heart Institute Cardiologist Robert Cross, M.D., to explain tests used for assessing heart function, ...

Pinckneyville Community Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of pediatric echocardiography services within its Imaging Department, expanding access to specialized heart imaging for children an ...

Regular screenings are one of the effective tools that can help assess heart health and identify major risk factors early on.