A large new study of more than 40,000 patients from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that a zero coronary artery calcium score continues to be an accurate indicator of ...

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers said the findings may one day help some patients with stable ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) --Predicting who is at high risk for a heart attack or death may be as simple as obtaining a person's coronary artery calcium score -- a noninvasive way to measure plaque ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a ...

When it comes to protecting your heart, preventative testing is key. Keeping track of important metrics like blood pressure and cholesterol can help you understand your risk of cardiovascular disease.

WASHINGTON, DC—The degree of coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging may help identify nondiabetic patients with advanced subclinical atherosclerosis and a high body mass index (BMI) who will ...

Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of mortality, comprising 32% of all deaths. But that doesn’t mean people are powerless against the condition — there are some steps they can take to help ...

(InvestigateTV) — More than half of Americans don’t know heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, despite its century-long reign as the nation’s number one killer, according ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease, even if clinicians maybe confused about how best to use the test. The higher a patient’s score on a CAC scan, the ...