ECG (electrocardiogram) tests commonly given to people with suspected angina to predict the likelihood future of heart disease have limited accuracy, according to a study published today on bmj.com.

Many patients (and perhaps physicians) are confused as to how best to utilize personal ECG devices. I received this question illustrating such confusion from a reader recently: "I first came across ...

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In younger adults experiencing heart attacks and angina, men are more likely to receive faster care compared with women, new research shows. In the study, men received faster access to ...

Angina is a symptom of an underlying heart disease and is manifested as chest pain that may or may not be brought about by physical exertion or by emotional stress. Diagnosis of this condition and ...

BOSTON, MA — A new study has shed light on which low-risk patients who have inconclusive exercise ECG tests might safely avoid additional downstream imaging tests to detect potential CAD [1]. Patients ...

For the 11 million Americans living with angina, chronic chest pain caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart muscle can touch every aspect of daily ...

Prior to initiating therapy for vasospastic angina, clinicians should advise patients to modify their risk factors. Vasospastic angina was first identified as a form of angina pectoris by Myron ...

ECG tests commonly given to people with suspected angina to predict the likelihood future of heart disease have limited accuracy, according to a new study. ECG (electrocardiogram) tests commonly given ...