Every heart diagnostic test serves a different purpose, and knowing that helps an individual better understand their health.

Nilay S. Shah, MD, MPH, discusses new data supporting selective use of CAC for those with borderline-to-intermediate risk.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regular readers of my column know I have been very bullish about the Coronary Calcium Scan, also known as a calcium score test or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coronary artery calcium scores are very effective in identifying men and women at risk for heart attacks. as well as death from ...

Does having a calcium score of zero mean you're completely free of cardiovascular risk? Dr London explains what really causes ...

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 ...

A screen for heart disease is available that may determine your risk of heart disease even before you show signs or symptoms, health experts told Fox News. According to the American heart association, ...

Coronary artery calcification determined by electron beam computed tomography correlates well with coronary atherosclerosis. Quantitative techniques, most notably the Agatston calcium score (ACS), ...

A novel automated score that calculates both the dispersion and density of coronary artery calcium (CAC) seems to improve upon the predictive powers of the commonly used Agatston score for estimating ...

For millions of people living with rheumatic mitral stenosis, a narrowed heart valve scarred by childhood streptococcal ...

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 ...