Women are more likely to have autoimmune conditions like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, which cause inflammation that can raise heart disease risk. They’re also more likely to suffer from depression, ...

This document presents a clinical lexicon comprising data elements related to chest pain and acute myocardial infarction (MI), in the sense and context of how these ...

Chest X-rays are usually ordered only when medically indicated by symptoms such as persistent cough or unexplained weight ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Sudden chest or back pain should never be ignored, as it may signal a life-threatening aortic arch aneurysm, especially in ...

Atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, can be dangerous. Heart surgeon explains its risk factors, treatments, ...

It may surprise you—up to half of patients with chest pain don’t have blocked arteries. So what’s causing their symptoms? This Heart Month, Dr. Jay Widmer with Baylor Scott & White explains coronary ...

Chest pain is quite a deceptive and annoying problem, isn’t it? Always happening in extremes, it can either be absolutely nothing to worry about or a life-threatening situation. While people usually ...