Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A coronary artery calcium score of more than 300 is risk equivalent to established atherosclerotic CVD.

The researchers found that individuals who are not recommended treatment as per the current guidelines may still have a high risk of cardiovascular events, which is captured by their high CAC score.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using visualized coronary calcium scoring independently reduced plaque progression among patients at ...

Cardiovascular risk assessment in symptomatic patients can rely heavily on insights that calcium scans add to the clinical evaluation, but their added value in ruling out obstructive coronary artery ...

A new risk-prediction tool looks to be useful for understanding the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) associated with coronary artery calcium (CAC) in patients aged 30-45, a group ...

In a new study of more than 40,000 patients, researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that patients who have no evidence of calcium in their coronary arteries are not only ...

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 large new study of more than 40,000 patients from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that a zero coronary artery calcium score continues to be an accurate indicator of ...

Even among adults with zero coronary artery calcium (CAC), cigarette smoking, diabetes, and hypertension are still independently associated with incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) ...