A new MRI method measures cardiac oxygen use in three minutes without catheters or radiation, offering a simpler way to study ...

The heart's ability to use oxygen efficiently is a critical indicator of its health, but tests to measure this function have ...

A new test at UNC Health Pardee is helping find heart issues that are often missed during standard examinations. Courtney ...

Apolipoprotein B, or Apo B, is a protein that carries cholesterol in our blood. Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver, and some foods — like fried food and processed meat — can ...

The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and ...

Tests that look at changes in biochemistry have an important application in medicine, including point-of-care cardiac testing and monitoring heart failure. Biochemical tests can also be used to ...

The use and interpretation of noninvasive cardiac testing in the elderly may differ from that in younger patients due to changes in disease prevalence, normal values, comorbidities, or patient and ...

Cardiovascular genetic testing in children presents unique challenges, requiring pre- and post-test counseling with an individualized approach for families, ideally with the involvement of a ...

A blood test clarifies which gene variants truly cause congenital heart defects, linking diagnosis to more precise ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many adult survivors of childhood cancer are not regularly screened for cardiovascular disease. Primary ...

The "Global Cardiac Marker Testing Market by Product (Reagent, Instrument), Component (Troponin I & T, CK-MB, Myoglobin, BNP, hsCRP), Disease (Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, ...