Measuring coronary artery calcium (CAC) is superior to considering age when it comes to distinguishing older adults with an elevated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events from those who carry ...

Heart disease often develops silently for years before striking without warning. But this scan offers a powerful way to ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. It affects all ages, races, and genders. In fact, one person every 33 seconds dies ...

A screen for heart disease is available that may determine your risk of heart disease even before you show signs or symptoms, health experts told Fox News. According to the American heart association, ...

Seattle, WA - A novel coronary calcium score (CCS), one that is able to describe the spatial distribution of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries, is associated with coronary heart disease events ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old male who’s very physically active. Six years ago, I had a coronary calcium scan resulting in a score of 3,708 with no symptoms. A few days later, a thallium ...

The process of 'calcium scoring' is accurate in predicting the chances of dying of heart disease among adults with little or no known risks of heart disease, researchers have found. Normally, the ...

WEBVTT SEVEN AT NOON. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR SKYCAM NETWORK. IT IS AMERICAN HEART MONTH AND , YOU PROBABLY KNOW YOUR CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE NUMBERS. BUT DO YOU KNOW A NUMBER THAT MAY BE ...

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans. In the United States, it's estimated that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. These are scary statistics, but there's one test that can give ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Even with COVID-19, heart disease continues to be the biggest health threat to Americans. But there's a non-invasive test which can find heart disease, even in adults with no ...

If you're at risk of heart disease, you may want to find out your heart's calcium score. There are two primary tests for assessing calcium in the heart. An angiogram lets you know what's happening on ...

February 9, 2010 (São Paulo, Brazil) — Another study is casting doubt on the ability of coronary calcium scoring to rule out obstructive coronary stenosis [1]. The absence of coronary calcification ...