A study by the Jayadeva Institute showed that 65% patients with high calcium score had heart blockages New research seems to have got to the heart of the matter and it indicates that calcium levels in ...

Two new studies, which deal with the extra information a calcium scan can contribute to risk calculation for predicting coronary heart disease events over a 10-year course, found that coronary artery ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What Is The Calcium Score Test? The Calcium Score Test, also known as coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring, is a non-invasive imaging test that uses a computed tomography (CT) scan to detect and ...

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 ...

Memorial Hermann-Katy doctor Khilan Pindoria says he tries taking good care of his health because his father passed away suddenly when he was just a teenager. His father was only 52 years old. Now, as ...