Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers said the findings may one day help some patients with stable ...

A score of 1-99 indicates a mild case of plaque, a score of 100-299 a moderate case, and a score of 300 or more a high case. The risk of a coronary event in the overall population generally parallels ...

Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Traditionally, many patients begin treatment only after experiencing a cardiovascular event. However, experts at the University of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: As a 73-year-old woman, I had a coronary calcium scan done when my new primary care physician wanted to start me on a statin. He discouraged me from having the scan done, saying it ...

Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a cardiac event within the next five years. However, age is a strong ...

When it comes to protecting your heart, preventative testing is key. Keeping track of important metrics like blood pressure and cholesterol can help you understand your risk of cardiovascular disease.

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 ...

In this study, researchers investigated whether the PREVENT score matched the level of calcium buildup according to the CAC score. In addition, they used the PREVENT risk assessment and coronary ...

In yesterday's 11:00 am session in Rome-Village 1 at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2014 Congress, we had the pleasure of testing the attitude and habits of cardiologists from around the ...