Recently, my cardiologist referred me to the new, modern Cardio-Pulmonary Center of the Cardinal Santos Medical Center, where I underwent a special ultrasound test called echocardiogram. Happily, my ...

This story is sponsored by Echo Ultrasound. When it comes to diagnosing life-threatening illnesses, doctors repeat time and time again, "Early detection is the best protection." But with the American ...

LONDON, UK — Taking a few extra minutes to perform carotid-artery ultrasound alongside stress echocardiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) offers incremental prognostic ...

Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

BLUFFTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new CareCore National analysis of heart disease diagnoses shows that more than $890 million is wasted on unnecessary tests each year that do not improve the quality ...

Endocarditis is a life-threatening disease that involves inflammation of the endocardium, heart valve, and vascular intima. Endocarditis is caused by pathogenic bacteria - around 90% of the cases are ...

Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, an unborn baby growing inside the shelter of his mother’s body. Many mothers would never think that anything could be wrong with their little ones but would make great ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Starting this week, newer Echo and Echo Dot speakers can use ultrasound to detect occupancy in your home and ...