CT Calcium scoring could fail African Americans at risk of heart problems, it has been found. Cardiac calcium scoring uses a special X-ray test called computed tomography (CT) to check for the buildup ...

The Cardiac CT calcium score (CAC score) is a noninvasive test used to detect calcified plaques in coronary arteries and predict heart disease risk. Scores range from 0 (no risk) to above 300 (high ...

Heart disease almost always seems to come unannounced and mass media projections tend to reiterate this. Despite the fact ...

Even as cases of sudden cardiac arrests and heart attacks are rising among youngsters, doctors are advising preventive check-ups for cardiovascular care. Among the many tests that you can do to know ...

In a significant advancement for preventive cardiology, researchers have highlighted a powerful new way to detect heart attack risk in its earliest stages—long before symptoms appear. A simple, ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 years, yet diagnoses continue to climb. A study by The American Heart Association found 51% of Americans were ...

Even as the Union Health Ministry recently submitted to Parliament that cases of heart attack are not notifiable, and there is no central registry for these adverse health events, doctors and medical ...