The 5 second leg test is a simple self-check that looks for swelling in the legs or ankles as a possible early warning sign ...

Scientists hope their findings will potentially spare tens of thousands of future heart patients from undergoing a procedure.

People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterization, where a tube is inserted into the heart to ...

Managing heart failure can be challenging as patients typically need to wait for blood tests to be performed and processed by a skilled technician. This creates a noticeable lag between the ...

Cardiac testing is essential for diagnosing and managing heart disease. I asked Lee Health Heart Institute Cardiologist Robert Cross, M.D., to explain tests used for assessing heart function, ...

A Tokyo-based startup said transplants of cardiac muscle cells that it engineered from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells ...

Heart failure means that your heart isn't working as efficiently as it should. If your doctor thinks you might have heart failure, they will talk with you about your medical history and do a physical ...

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A new blood test to identify heart failure patients in most dire need of treatment when they turn up at an emergency room complaining of shortness of breath proved ...

LISBON, Portugal — Few people with suspected heart failure and elevated N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels are receiving a diagnosis after a year, reported ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...