An echocardiogram is an ultrasound image of the heart. Echocardiograms can help doctors diagnose a range of heart problems, such as heart failure, blood clots in the heart, and heart valve disease.

When the body moves, it's harder for existing wearable devices to accurately track heart activity. But University of Missouri researchers found that a starfish's five-arm shape helps solve this ...

In guidelines issued by the American Society of Echocardiography and published online in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, updated recommendations are ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...