A TCD is a very simple test and only takes a short amount of time. You don't need to do any preparation. Just arrive on the date and time of your appointment. If you want, you can bring a family ...

Houston, TX - Risk assessments in heart-failure patients about to be discharged can save money without compromising effectiveness when based on the brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assay rather ...

These devices may feel reassuring, but they aren't always giving you the full picture of your baby's health.

Mrs MG is a 61-year-old patient who presented an inferior acute ST elevation myocardial infarction in July 2009. She received a bare metal stent in the proximal right coronary artery. No significant ...

Pregnancies complicated by Rh alloimmunization have been evaluated with the use of serial invasive amniocentesis to determine bilirubin levels by measuring in the amniotic fluid the change in optical ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve had a leaky aortic valve for approximately six years. I recently had an echocardiogram using Doppler. The last test I received was three years ago, which came back with a reading ...

Prophylactic transfusion prevents strokes in children with sickle cell anemia who have abnormalities on transcranial Doppler ultrasonographic examination. However, it is not known how long transfusion ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’ve had a leaky aortic valve for approximately six years. I recently had an echocardiogram using Doppler. The last test I received was three years ago, which came back with a reading ...