Baptist Health Paducah offers a test that can detect heart disease before symptoms appear such as chest pain, shortness of ...

Cardiovascular disease is a general term that refers to many different types of heart problems. Heart disease is the No. 1 ...

For many of these conditions, women present later and sicker, and are less likely to be treated appropriately.

A new study published in the journal of BMC Medicine showed that coronary artery calcium (CAC) and diastolic dysfunction (DD) ...

If you've lost a family member prematurely to heart disease, greater reassurance about your risk of suffering the same fate ...

The combination of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score with a primary prevention strategy in intermediate-risk patients with a family history of coronary artery disease was associated with reduction ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a type of heart disease that occurs when your coronary arteries don’t supply enough blood to your heart. CAD often develops because of a waxy substance buildup called ...

Heart disease isn't always obvious, and sometimes you have little to no warning leading up to a catastrophic event.

The study found that having aCAC score was valuable. First, it provided extra information about risk – for half of these ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD), or the narrowing of the coronary arteries, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of plaque in the ...