Heart disease runs in Colton Hunter’s family, so last winter when he saw a presentation at Shepard High School about upcoming free EKG testing for students he knew immediately he wanted to sign up. “I ...

It’s a test that could save your child’s life. Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes, often coming without warning during training or competition. A Tequesta teen is ...

Find out can ecg detect heart attack progression and learn how an electrocardiogram test identifies immediate muscle damage or silent cardiac events.

PLUGGED IN: Zachary Pena, 11 is prepped for an EKG screening by EKG technician Jennifer Ayala and cardiologist Dr. Anthony Rossi at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital on July 13, 2015. EKGs can detect fatal ...

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 ...

Chest pain and palpitations have become two of the most frequent causes of people rushing to a hospital or typing their symptoms into the search engine. One only needs to feel a sudden chest squeeze, ...

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 ...

Doctors use heart tests to diagnose or monitor different heart conditions. They include blood tests, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, and coronary angiograms. Doctors use these tests to diagnose ...