Procedures carry their own dangers. For every 10,000 screening colonoscopies, nearly 15 cause major bleeding and 3 tear the ...

The law reflects growing interest in using existing imaging studies to identify cardiovascular disease risk without requiring additional scans, radiation exposure or costs.

Urology specialists Dr Rebecca Smith, Dr Joe Jelski and Dr Jonathan Rees describe the ten most typical advice and guidance ...

UC San Diego-led study seeks to increase testing for an inherited risk factor linked to heart attack and stroke with a grant from Eli Lilly Lp(a) testing can help identify heart disease risk earlier, ...

Though Klein had experienced symptoms since childhood, many patients with ACA are asymptomatic until they have a sudden ...

A new Maryland law requires mammography centers to notify patients if their scans show breast arterial calcification (BAC). Other states may follow suit.

MRI scans have traditionally been used for extracellular volume assessments. That is starting to change, however, as cardiac ...

Mito now offers a coronary artery calcium scan without a referral. Here’s what it shows, what it costs and what a zero doesn't promise.

With the promise of better diagnosis, better prevention, and broader eligibility for previously unscannable patients, is ...

High cholesterol can contribute to fatty deposits building inside the arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack and ...

For decades, the definitive answer to a frightening question—whether chest pain signals blocked arteries feeding the heart—has required threading a catheter into the body. Invasive coronary ang ...

Maimonides leadership, local lawmakers and community members celebrated the opening of the hospital’s new Outpatient Imaging ...