Lifestyle is a powerful tool in designing any healthy future, whether we are talking about financial, health, or fitness goals. If you don’t make adjustments to balance your lifestyle, nature will find the balance for you – in the form of emotional and physical burnout, heart attack, stroke, and/or an untimely death.

By SALMAN MEHBOOB, M.D. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD or CAD) is caused by a buildup of “fatty” material called plaque in the blood vessels that provide crucial oxygen to the heart. Plaque builds up in size leading to a significant, usually more than...

Non-invasive cardiac testing gives cardiologists valuable information about the heart muscle, arteries, and valves, but sometimes these results are inconclusive or don’t give enough information to guide treatment.