New research led by City St George's, University of London has found that routine heart screening in young people can identify potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions and save lives, and that ...

Over the years, cases of heart attacks and fatalities among youngsters have increased, mostly when they are exercising and working out in the gym. Heart attacks happen when blood pressure levels spike ...

Ah, February, and love is in the air. No? Not for you? Well, even if you don’t have someone to share Valentine’s Day with this year, guess what? You still have a heart. And since I assume you’re not ...

Accurately measuring electrical signals and calcium levels in the heart can lead to earlier treatment of potentially fatal conditions, such as heart attack or congestive heart failure. Calcium plays ...

For many people, life feels like one long "stress test." And when chronic stress, family history and medical conditions conspire to tax our hearts, we may need a different kind of stress test to ...

In a clinical report published online Dec. 16 in Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorses a new algorithm for use in critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening, which was added ...