The decade-long, single-healthcare-system study gives insights into how physicians are using CAC tests and in which patients.

When patients with a coronary artery calcium score of 0 were followed long term in an observational study, scores stayed at 0 ...

A Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scan is gaining traction for its ability to assess heart attack risk more accurately. The ...

Coronary artery calcium scans can offer a more precise estimate of a patient’s chances for major cardiac events. Some ...

For those who haven’t entered the valley of middle age, a CAC is a specialized CT scan that looks for calcium deposits in the heart and its arteries. Unlike in your bones, having calcium in your ...

Discover a quick CT scan that reveals heart attack risk by detecting calcium buildup in arteries, offering a more accurate ...

CVD jumped globally from 12.1 million in 1990 to 20.5 million in 2021, which is why Coronary Calcium Scan is crucial to prevent untimely risks of fatality.

The study, reported in the Nov. 21 issue of Science, sheds light on the role of T-type calcium channels in coronary artery relaxation and may provide insight into causes of some types of coronary ...

A coronary calcium scan measures the amount of calcium in the arteries, which reflects calcified plaques. However, if there are plaques that have not yet calcified, they will not be detected.

This five-minute pain-free scan gives doctors a window into your heart's future. The test spots hidden plaque long before ...

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 ...

Study participants with the highest urinary metal levels tended to also have the highest coronary artery calcium (CAC), reported Katlyn McGraw, PhD, of Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...