Calcium score helps detect calcified plaque in the artery, but softer plaques can remain undetected, shares Dr Sudhir Kumar.

Baltimore, MD - A new study comparing exercise radionuclide scintigraphy with multidetector computed tomography (CT) as a screening tool for asymptomatic CAD has found only a modest agreement between ...

"I just turned 58 and heart disease runs in my family. My cholesterol has been creeping up, and I’ve been hearing about a ...

DEAR DR ROACH: I’m a 67-year-old male who recently had a calcium score test, and my results came in at 513. Needless to say, I was quite shocked at the results. I have always been an active individual ...

New study introduces an AI-based coronary calcium scoring method designed to address key limitations of the original ...

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 ...