Despite inconclusive ECG results, one test eventually revealed ... has become increasingly crucial in managing coronary artery disease (CAD). Software packages now allow clinicians to monitor ...

A spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, leads to bleeding inside the artery wall. A survivor shares her symptoms.

The problem is, even though one or more coronary arteries that feed the heart muscle are clogged by 80%, and sometimes more, there may be no symptoms, and an EKG, a test to check one's heartbeat ...

Blockages in coronary arteries cause sudden heart attacks, leading to heart muscle damage. In contrast, heart failure is a ...

Robin Eaton, a heart disease survivor, shares her story and what she wants others to know about heart disease.

The below ECG tracing is from a patient with an acutely occluded left main coronary artery. This ECG shows dramatic ST depression that is downsloping consistent with ischemia. The changes are ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat ... They will also undergo tests before the surgery, including an electrocardiogram (EKG), chest X-ray, additional imaging tests, and blood ...

When occluded, the circumflex coronary artery can cause a lateral myocardial infarction resulting in ST elevation in the lateral leads. The lateral ECG leads are considered lead V5-V6 and the ...

According to a study, among patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease, use of a specific method demonstrated improved diagnostic accuracy. According to a study, among patients with ...

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has added two new electrocardiogram (ECG) stress-testing systems to its diagnostic imaging ...