A coronary calcium scan can reveal what’s going on inside the arteries in an easily accessible and inexpensive manner. So, ...

Preventive cardiologists have a wonderful tool for noninvasively identifying plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries to the heart: the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan. Since 1/3 of Americans die ...

My brother returned from a calcium scan of his heart a few years ago with the happy news that his coronary arteries were free of hardened plaque that could suggest serious underlying heart disease.

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A simple test could provide powerful insight into your future heart health — and possibly much more. The coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan is commonly used to detect calcified plaque in the arteries.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently had a CAT scan of my chest as an evaluation for pneumonia. I didn’t have pneumonia, but I got an unexpected high calcium score in my coronary arteries. Does the calcium I ...

Once believed to be a condition that affected mostly the elderly, today many young people are affected by heart issues like heart attacks and strokes. According to data, at least 40 per cent of heart ...