Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel genetic test may provide clues to what caused a person’s sudden cardiac death. Testing can then be ...

The tool uses a "polygenic risk score" (PRS) that combines information from hundreds of thousands of common genetic variants ...

Heart testing helped diagnose a Katy teen with a heart condition. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) TEXAS – You’ve had all of the ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Echocardiograms. Stress tests. Cardiac calcium tests. You may well have had some or all of these. Your doctor may have ...

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 ...

New research published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings has shown that patients who can complete a workout on a treadmill during a cardiac stress test have much lower mortality risk than those ...

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, ...

If there are heart problems among people in your family (say your cousin was diagnosed with heart failure at 25 or your grandpa passed unexpectedly from a heart attack), it can be worrying to think ...

You’ve likely heard plenty about LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”) cholesterol. But there’s another heart-health marker worth knowing: ApoB. This lesser-known blood test can offer a more accurate picture ...

Imagine a future where a simple saliva test at home warns you about a failing heart-long before hospital visits or invasive procedures. That future may be closer than we think. Cutting-edge research ...