Could an echocardiogram had been effective at detecting the heart disease that Tim Russert had?

Yes it could definitely, although, an angiogram would be the only test that would show how extensively the disease has progressed.

Congestive hepatopathy is diffuse venous congestion within the liver that results from right-sided heart failure (usually due to a cardiomyopathy, tricuspid regurgitation, mitral insufficiency, cor...

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To have a terminal disease is that you will eventually die from the disease if you do not have any interventions/surgeries. Here's the thing though. I also have heart disease that is considere...

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Excessive iron can lead to hemochromatosis, which can affect the heart also. Iron contraining pigment gets deposited in the heart muscle.

It is more affected because it works the hardest...it is responsible for the force necessary to pump blood out of the heart to the systemic circulation and when blood flow to the left ventricular m...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The American Heart Association reports that, "nearly 2,600 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day, an average of 1 d...