Last week, I discussed my personal experience with the Coronary Calcium Scan in 2003 at the age of 56. The results were sobering and confirmed that the white blotch I saw on a routine X-ray when I was ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently had a CAT scan of my chest as an evaluation for pneumonia. I didn’t have pneumonia, but I got an unexpected high calcium score in my coronary arteries. Does the calcium I ...

My brother returned from a calcium scan of his heart a few years ago with the happy news that his coronary arteries were free of hardened plaque that could suggest serious underlying heart disease.

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 ...

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 ...

Many doctors recommend the heart test to pinpoint which patients would benefit from treatment to reduce their cardiovascular risk. By Jane E. Brody For nearly 45 years, doctors have relied on ...

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My brother returned from a calcium scan of his heart a few years ago with the happy news that his coronary arteries were free of hardened plaque that could suggest serious underlying heart disease.

A scan that takes merely 10 minutes may be able to tell you whether you are at risk of having a heart attack and suffering from coronary artery disease. Lynda Hollander, 64, a social worker and runner ...