Coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient’s future risk of heart disease and heart attack. These minimally invasive scans measure ...

Dear Savvy Senior,I just turned 58, and heart disease runs in my family. My cholesterol has been creeping up, and I’ve been ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart attack. These minimally invasive scans measure ...

A standard cardiac CT scan enhanced with a delayed imaging phase can detect both visible scarring and subtle, widespread damage in the heart muscle. By combining two markers—Late Iodine Enhancement ...

Calcium scans can detect calcium deposits in coronary arteries to assess heart disease risk. The scan is most useful for ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring is the strongest predictor of risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in asymptomatic individuals 1. Although CAC scoring is used for prediction ...

A 1,000-person study using Heartflow Inc. technology demonstrated that findings of coronary plaque on heart CT scans could indicate which patients were at risk of cardiovascular events up to seven ...

CAC scoring is one of the strongest predictors of future heart attacks, and it adds predictive information beyond what traditional risk calculators provide. Dedicated cardiac CT scans can measure this ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare but relevant cause of myocardial infarction, primarily affecting younger women without traditional cardiovascular risk factors 1. The modality ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart attack. These minimally invasive scans measure ...