Getting a specific screening — the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score — can help detect early signs of heart disease.

For select risk-enhanced individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers found a way to ...

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating ...

Seeing is believing. Patients shown proof of calcification adhered better to statins; those without CAC avoided overtreatment ...

Australia: A recent randomized clinical trial has highlighted the potential benefits of integrating coronary artery calcium ...

Coronary artery calcium tests are one the newer tools doctors can use to predict a person's chances of developing cardiovascular problems. "It's a very simple test," Dickerson said. "It's a CT scan ...

Heart disease isn't always obvious, and sometimes you have little to no warning leading up to a catastrophic event.

The combination of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score with a primary prevention strategy in intermediate-risk patients with a family history of coronary artery disease was associated with reduction ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Published in the journal JAMA, it found the Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACs ...

If you've lost a family member prematurely to heart disease, greater reassurance about your risk of suffering the same fate ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Equipped with knowledge of their coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan results and a statin prescription, patients were ...