Most ECG machines today are able to read the tracings ... in different occlusion sites in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) (Figure 2). Note that in an anterior wall MI, the ...

A Bassett Healthcare Network physician is telling the story of his own health scare. According to a Bassett news release, a week before Christmas, Dr. William Fredette was carrying firewood when he ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A new study found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was associated with the rapid growth ...

These types are named according to the appearance of the electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) as non-ST segment ... since it suggests a new problem in a coronary artery. Though ACS is usually associated ...

More than 18 million adults have coronary artery disease, but many don’t know they have it…until they have chest pain or heart attack. Buildup of calcium in the heart arteries is often the cause. A ...