Scientists have developed a blood test that may help predict serious risks in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ...

A study finds that a blood test that evaluates levels of three compounds — lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and “bad” LDL cholesterol — can accurately reveal heart ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

The common genetic heart condition under the lens is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The problem is that there is no cure for this condition.

With heart attacks, every second counts. A new blood test diagnoses them in minutes rather than hours and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home. "Heart attacks require ...

BNP may help doctors identify HCM patients at highest risk of serious heart complications, improving monitoring and treatment decisions.

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

A simple blood test could help to forecast future risk for people living with a serious condition, according to research ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A simple blood test might one day help us predict a woman's risk for heart disease. The blood test would combine a few of the numbers we already get in separate tests. It would ...

When you get the results from a routine blood screening, some familiar terms and numbers may jump out: cholesterol levels that point to a risk for heart disease, for example, and A1C, a blood sugar ...

A combined analysis of blood tests to measure three biomarkers linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease-lipoprotein a (Lp(a)), remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP ...