Healthy 67-Year-Old Takes $99 Heart Test, Turns Out He Needs Surgery 2 Days Later ...

I’m a cardiologist. Here are the most important new guidelines that younger people need to know about when it comes to their ...

Doctors should begin screening for heart disease and treating people for high cholesterol levels even younger than before, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Take glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for example—the HbA1c test revolutionized the way we diagnose and manage diabetes because it ...

Cardiologists are using a blood test that’s been around for decades, in a new way, to predict heart problems. The measure of inflammation is now considered just as important as measuring cholesterol.

A new three-pronged blood test can highlight people with a nearly tripled risk for heart attack, a new study says. The test relies on three blood markers linked to heart disease: lipoprotein a [Lp(a)] ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people across the world. Seeing a cardiologist can make all the difference.

Turning 40 marks a crucial time for preventive health. Experts highlight regular screenings for early detection of chronic ...

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. Cutting across most gender and racial lines, someone dies from a heart condition roughly every 34 seconds, according to the Atlanta-based ...