Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A carotid ultrasound scan takes between 15 and 30 minutes and is performed using a small handheld device that is moved gently over ...

LISBON — Patients with decompensated heart failure who have bendopnea on discharge from hospital appear to be at significantly increased risk for all-cause mortality within 2 years, reported ...

Some people with heart failure need to take multiple medicines each day in order to keep their symptoms under control. Heart failure not only leads to issues in the heart but other organs in the body ...

A routine heart scan could soon reveal your risk of heart failure up to five years before it strikes, researchers say. The breakthrough means doctors may soon be able to identify patients at high risk ...

A simple neck scan could help to pick up early warning signs of heart failure in men, a study suggests. The method – similar to ultrasounds offered during pregnancy – is “safe, cheap and painless”, ...