CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...

In a new study of more than 40,000 patients, researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that patients ...

My doctor recently recommended that I get a cardiac CT calcium scan to help stratify my risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

A new study found that your score on a key cardiovascular test may indicate your risk of dying in the coming years — even ...

CAC of 0 associated with a very low proportion of coronary artery disease-related and total cardiovascular deaths.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and CT imaging plays a crucial ...

CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...

If you could prevent yourself from having a heart attack, would you do it? It sounds like a no-brainer, but the signs of being at an increased risk of becoming one of the 805,000 people a year in the ...

Objective: Coronary artery disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. Detection of coronary artery disease before the first myocardial infarction and before ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary artery calcification scoring in combination with clinical risk assessment using the TIMI score reliably ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Differing from individuals without kidney disease, higher coronary artery calcification scores in patients on ...

What Is Coronary Calcification And Why Does It Matter? Coronary calcification (CC) refers to calcium deposits in the walls of the arteries of the heart. While people often have no symptoms at first, ...