Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest — Understanding the Difference By the American Heart Association Though many people use the terms “heart attack” and “cardiac arrest” interchangeably, the two are not the same. They both involve heart function, with key differences. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked. It’s a [...]

New Nuclear Camera Improves Diagnosis of Cardiac Conditions Patients Benefit From More Accurate Diagnostic Imagery, Shorter Scan Times (Hudson, NY) Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) today announced the acquisition and installation of state of the art scanning technology that will significantly improve the diagnosis of numerous common and rare cardiac conditions. The scanner was purchased [...]