An electrocardiogram, also called an ECG or EKG, is a simple and painless test that measures the electrical impulses of your heart to check for signs of heart disease. It's done through small ...

Central Kitsap High is latest in Washington to screen athletes using EKG machines to prevent case of sudden cardiac arrest, ...

Samuel is a fourth-grader who plays soccer. On the day we met, he was lying on an examination table at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital with a mass of wires connected to his body. "It's measuring your ...

Teacher says students will gain valuable experience while providing a needed service Durango High School Future Health Professionals are trying to make sure the community is heart healthy. Students ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now estimate 2,000 Americans under the age of 25 will die of sudden cardiac arrest in the coming year. It's the leading cause of death on school property ...

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 ...

The debate over testing for the most common medical cause of death among NCAA athletes boils over. It was 1990 when 23-year-old Loyola Marymount basketball player Hank Gathers collapsed during a game ...

Your heart is one of the most important organs of the body and it is imperative that you take care of your heart health. American swimmer Michael Phelps said, "The problem with heart disease is that ...