Getting a specific screening — the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score — can help detect early signs of heart disease. Experts share the benefits of the test and how people can obtain it.

People with intermediate-risk scores on coronary artery calcium testing who received statins and intensive health coaching ...

We’re wrapping up heart month with a test that can save lives. It zeroes in on calcium in the arteries around your heart.

Baptist Health Paducah offers a test that can detect heart disease before symptoms appear such as chest pain, shortness of ...

Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare ...

Braces and fillings are OK for a CT scan, but you should not wear a retainer. Doctors use coronary CT angiography, also called a coronary CTA, to view the blood vessels in your heart. In ...

A CT scan and calcium score can be a way to detect risk of heart disease. Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 ...

St. Luke’s University Health Network has become the first in the Lehigh Valley to use a new, non-invasive diagnostic option ...

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating ...

The imaging tool used to diagnose bone injuries, cancer and other diseases may expose patients to unnecessarily high ...

Additionally, these CT scans could be used to detect atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries in the form of calcification within the blood vessels. "This study suggests it may be reasonable to ...

Additionally, these CT scans could be used to detect atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries in the form of calcification within the blood vessels. “This study suggests it may be reasonable to ...