A young boy undergoes a heart screening with an electrocardiogram during National Youth Heart Screening Day. Early detection is vital to protecting young hearts and preventing sudden cardiac arrest.

A two-step screening, using a risk score and biomarkers, can identify patients with diabetes at a higher risk for heart failure who will most likely benefit from preventive drugs. Researchers compared ...

WILKES-BARRE — Given that 2% of youths who receive heart screenings are diagnosed with an abnormality or concern, and 1% are diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition, a free clinic on ...

The article ‘It Could Have Gone Unnoticed’: Heart Screening Catches Rare Condition In Huntington Teen, Spurs Fundraiser ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heart disease remains the number one killer of men in the U.S., and an Austin cardiologist explained there are certain situations where younger patients may want to get checked out. In ...

Bill Odom (left) and Bella Roeting pose at the Peyton Walker Foundation’s free heart screenings at Lower Dauphin High School Dec. 14 in Hummelstown. The event was in honor of Roeting, a Lower Dauphin ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, announced the online publication of recommendations from a multidisciplinary panel in the Journal ...

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After reading about a college student who died from sudden cardiac arrest, Brian Rodriguez wanted to be sure he had a healthy heart. So when Eisenhower High School recently needed volunteers for an ...

Thangaratinam and colleagues aimed to shed light on the potential predictive value of using pulse oximetry to screen for significant cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborn infants. One ...