Learn why your heart may be beating slowly, and when it is normal and when it is not, prompting immediate check-up.

Syncope is a common clinical problem affecting up to 40% of individuals over a lifetime. Most cases, especially ...

Routine quantitative CT scans performed during acute COPD exacerbations can reveal undiagnosed cardiac dysfunction, with ...

Bedside cardiac assessment (BCA) involves gathering a patient's medical history, performing a physical examination, and determining the need for diagnostic testing. Physicians integrate this ...

Advanced heart failure is when heart failure progresses to the most severe stage. When you have advanced heart failure, your blood pressure, blood flow, kidney and liver function, exercise capacity, ...

A new cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement may improve how physicians assess a common heart valve condition, ...

Patient being positioned for MR study of the head and abdomen. — Image by Ptrump16. CC BY-SA 4.0 Patient being positioned for MR study of the head and abdomen. — Image by Ptrump16. CC BY-SA 4.0 The ...

Chest pain can be terrifying, especially when you're unsure whether it's anxiety or something more serious like a heart ...

The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in athletes varies according to age, race and ethnic group, sex, sport, and social determinants of health. The common causes of sudden cardiac arrest include ...

Objective Evidence on the increased risk of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest and death (SCA/D) and the potential benefit of cardiovascular preparticipation screening (PPS) in children is limited.