Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary CT angiography and coronary artery calcium scoring each have their benefits as a primary prevention ...

BALTIMORE, MD—A novel system for scoring coronary artery calcium that combines the long-used Agatston score with the number of calcified vessels provides better long-term risk stratification for ...

A doctor may recommend measuring your coronary artery calcium (CAC) if you’re at risk of coronary artery disease or another heart condition but have no symptoms. A CAC procedure is a CT scan that ...

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 ...