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Diagnosing Heart Disease: The 8 Key Tests You Need to Know

Doctors have many different ways to check the heart’s function.

Lauren Smith, MAMera Goodman, MD, FAAP
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Mera Goodman, MD, FAAP
Updated on February 4, 2025

Your doctor may want to test for heart disease if you have symptoms of heart disease or have significant risk factors like high blood pressure or high cholesterol. In this video, learn about some of the tests doctors may use to diagnose heart disease.

If your doctor requests certain tests to diagnose your heart symptoms, it’s a good idea to get informed. Asking your doctor plenty of questions can empower you to make the best choices for your health.

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Additional Medical Contributors (4)
  • Paul Knoepflmacher, MDDr. Knoepflmacher is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where he also maintains a private practice.
    • Nieca Goldberg, MDDr. Goldberg is a Cardiologist and served as the Medical Director of the NYU Langone Health Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health. She is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
      • Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, MD, FACC, FHFSADr. Bloom is a Cardiologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
        • Satjit Bhusri, MD, FACCDr. Bhusri is an attending cardiologist at the Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute and an assistant professor of cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.

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