The test is used in combination with other risk factors, such as cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes, to determine who needs aggressive medical therapy for primary prevention of heart disease.

A simple exercise can reveal your heart health, and there are easy ways to improve it, a cardiologist said.

While advanced medical tests like blood panels and electrocardiograms (EKGs) are essential diagnostic tools, there are simple observations you can make at home to detect potential heart blockages.

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating potential heart disease risk ...

The NHS is calling on the public to take a quick 30-second test that could reveal their risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke. This free online tool assesses your "heart age" and, as a result ...

A simple scoring system could revolutionize ... Hospital who was involved in the study, said, "This test could transform heart attack prevention in the NHS. Right now, we're caught in a difficult ...

The highest risk of dementia was found in people whose immune system aged faster than usual – not in people whose brains aged more rapidly.

The test, which is not yet widely available, is being developed so that it can eventually be used at the point-of-care. A simple scoring system could revolutionise how doctors prevent heart ...