Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the ...

As technology offers more tools to help diagnose heart disease, you may need to adjust your approach. Here’s the latest on one of those new tools. One of the greatest challenges facing primary-care ...

An advanced CT test can identify individuals with stable angina at a reduced risk of three-year adverse outcomes despite their having a high coronary artery calcium score, according to a new study. An ...

Bob Edmiston has no symptoms of heart disease, but he worries about it anyway. His mother and father both died of massive heart attacks at age 60. Edmiston is 69. So when the North Carolina man ...

Background Rapid access chest pain (RACP) clinics are designed to expedite cardiac assessment, but current pathways cause ...

CT Scan Vs MRI: Which Is Better? “Cardiac CT scan and Cardiac MRI are two advanced imaging tests used to look at the heart, but they work in different ways and are used for different purposes,” shares ...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted algorithm that incorporates information about inflammation detected on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) may help identify patients who require more-intensive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An area couple is sharing their experience with open-heart surgery to raise awareness about the importance of calcium scoring ...

We know that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. But what if you could get an easy, non-invasive test that could determine your risk over ...