The new test measures a protein called cystatin C. The older and still standard method for assessing the health of the kidney ...

Stress CMR significantly enhances diagnostic accuracy for chest pain without obstructive coronary artery disease, identifying ...

Risk stratification of patients with chest pain has traditionally focused on identifying obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Using this traditional approach, many symptomatic individuals are ...

Chest pain may still be angina even when coronary angiogram testing shows the main heart arteries look clear. Using stress ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for the past 100 years, according to the American Heart Association. Despite how common it is, there are many questions floating around ...

"Women absolutely can have the same cardiac pain or what we use to refer to as typical cardiac pain but they're more likely to present with less typical symptoms," said Dr. Katharine French, the ...

Someone who has any kind of severe pain a year after a heart attack may be more likely to die within the eight years afterward, according to a new study. Someone in the US has a heart attack about ...

Learn the signs of heart attack in women, how they differ from men’s, and why Black women face unique risks. Expert insight from cardiologist Dr. Jayne Morgan.

Chest pain represents one of the most alarming symptoms a person can experience. The immediate fear—”Am I having a heart attack?”—creates tremendous anxiety, and rightfully so. Heart attacks claim ...

Intense emotional pain can trigger broken heart syndrome, a condition that weakens the heart muscle. It mimics heart attack ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Learn how emotional stress can cause Broken Heart Syndrome. Understand its symptoms and find simple strategies to recover and ...