A coronary artery calcium scan is a quick and painless scan of the heart. Doctors are looking for calcium and plaque buildup ...

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metabolic tests can be helpful baselines to assess your risk of developing all sorts of conditions, including heart disease. One, ...

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

New guidelines aim to lower LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, even younger than before.

It's common for patients to schedule an office visit due to symptoms like shortness of breath from doing regular tasks, feeling heart palpitations, experiencing mild chest pain, or feeling weak or ...

When Krishna Patel, MD, ordered a cardiac stress test for an 80-year-old patient, she did not expect how the move — the standard of care for patients with elevated coronary artery calcium — would ...

Measuring neurofilament light chain levels 48 hours after cardiac arrest can predict long-term cognitive impairment, outperforming current standard blood tests. This biomarker offers a new way for ...