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 ...

Recently I provided an overview of my experience with the coronary calcium scan, a comfortable, non-invasive, and inexpensive test that allows docs to see inside heart arteries. The test determines ...

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound image of the heart. Echocardiograms can help doctors diagnose a range of heart problems, such as heart failure, blood clots in the heart, and heart valve disease.

What’s a Transesophageal Echocardiogram? A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is a type of ultrasound test. Your doctor puts a tube down your esophagus with an ultrasound device that takes a series ...

Dr. Pikul Patel, the Bastrop medical director with Ally Medical, joined Studio 512 Co-Host Rosie Newberry to talk about stress echocardiograms (ECG). “It is a test used to see how your heart works ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...