Learn to distinguish life-threatening heart attack signs from less serious causes of chest pain, and discover when you should ...

Causes of chest pain, some benign and some serious, include heart attack, angina, heartburn, infections, inflammation, and panic attacks. If you experience new chest pain, it's best to seek ...

Angina and heart attack both feature chest pain, but they have different causes and levels of urgency. Learn about the signs of angina vs. heart attack.

Roche has picked up a CE Mark approval in the EU for an artificial intelligence algorithm that can help doctors decide whether patients presenting with acute chest pain are having a heart attack.

When sudden chest discomfort strikes, it’s natural to panic. Is it a heart attack or just harmless gas? The two conditions ...

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These tests can include: a chest X-ray or CT scan of the chest to view your lungs blood tests to check for an infection sputum tests to help find the cause of infection pulse oximetry to measure ...

If you have a severe cough, it’s always a good idea to see a healthcare provider, especially if you have symptoms like wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest pain. A healthcare provider can create a ...

Medically healthy survivors of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing had significantly different biological stress measures compared with adults who did not experience the bombing, years after it ...