Every year in this country, a million and a quarter people undergo a cardiac angiogram, a test to look for blockage in heart arteries. The long standard way to do this works well, but has a big ...

An angiogram is a diagnostic test that uses X-rays and a contrast dye to visualize the blood vessels in the body, including those in the brain. This test can help diagnose a brain aneurysm. An ...

Question: I am a middle-aged woman with chest pain. I saw a heart doctor and he did a stress test, which was abnormal. I had an angiogram done and the blood vessels around my heart are not blocked. He ...

Doha: Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming millions of lives each year. Early detection is the most powerful weapon in preventing its devastating consequences. Over the ...

To the Editor: Patel and coworkers (March 11 issue) 1 report that approximately two thirds of patients undergoing elective coronary angiography do not have obstructive epicardial stenoses. We think ...

Policies to concentrate or regionalize invasive procedures at high-volume medical centers are under active consideration. Such policies could improve outcomes among those who undergo procedures while ...

ST. LOUIS – Electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) is more accurate than conventional catheter angiography for detecting a dangerous congenital heart abnormality that could cause sudden death, ...