Heart Scanner Stirs New Hope and a Debate
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A new method of diagnosing heart disease takes only seconds to conduct, but critics say the technique is ripe for overuse.
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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What if doctors had a new way to diagnose heart disease that took only seconds and provided pictures so clear it showed every clogged artery, so detailed that it was like holding a living heart in your hand?
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A breakthrough in physiological monitoring is about to take center stage  as Empirical Technologies prepares "BPGuardian&#8482;"  for commercial deployment.
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One of the nation's leading   cardiologists is calling for a sweeping study that evaluates   the risks of potentially fatal blood clots related to widely   used heart devices that treat blocked heart arteries.
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A novel wireless EKG monitor could make diagnosing heart conditions much easier.
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NEW YORK  - People with abnormalities in  the microvessels supplying blood to the heart -- an early stage  of coronary heart disease -- often show abnormal blood flow in  the fingertip, which can easily be picked up with a simple  test, new research suggests.
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The CardioWest artificial heart developed at University Medical Center is &quot;a triumph of medical technology&quot; that saves the lives of patients dying from heart disease, a leading medical journal is reporting today.
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New studies shed some light on these controversial heart treatments, but many questions remain. What patients need to know.
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Technology that doctors expect will help detect precancerous cells faster and less painfully also could someday take cameras to parts of the body where no camera has gone before.
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THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- New ways of imaging the heart, the brain and the pelvis could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer&#39;s disease and ovarian cancer.
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A new study raises questions about the safety of healthy people undergoing full-body CT screenings to detect disease early on. USA TODAY&#39;s Liz Szabo talked to leading experts about the procedure and the study&#39;s findings.
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For a prime example of medical screening that has proliferated beyond reason, consider the alarming case of full-body computed tomography scans to detect cancer, cardiovascular disease and other conditions.
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A "smart" shirt, incorporating stainless steel threads, has been developed by European scientists to monitor heart patients on the move.
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Research groups are working on miniaturized, hand-held ultrasound devices that in the future may be used for low-cost, first-stage screening for osteoporosis.
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Researchers at MIT are one step closer to creating patches for damaged hearts: They've used rat cells to construct a beating slice of cardiac tissue about the size of a dime. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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A new contrast agent could help those for whom mammography is ineffective.