For many years, healthcare providers have known that certain sophisticated computerized tomography (CT) scans can detect and measure coronary artery calcium deposits. The names given to the ...

An angiogram, a medical imaging test, helps visualize blood vessels and detect issues like blockages or narrowing ...

Sublingual nitroglycerine is used to dilate the coronary arteries for better visualization. Depending on the CT scanner being used and the software available, there are numerous variations in ...

Coronary artery computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA ... patients due to intermediate severity lesions or non-diagnostic scans and not all patients underwent catheterization.

The coronary calcium scan, a painless CT scan that evaluates the risk of heart disease by measuring calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, has been proven to save countless lives. I am keenly ...

The solution is having a test that reveals what’s going on inside the arteries that is easily accessible, not potentially dangerous, and is inexpensive. The coronary calcium scan, a painless CT ...

CLEVELAND—Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and Houston Methodist will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately predict risk of heart ...

February is American Heart Awareness Month. This article is presented in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health. Neptune, NJ, February 1, 2025 …  Most ...

Generating a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score requires a quick CT scan, with no intravenous (IV) access or IV contrast required. Results are available within minutes. The CT scan reliably ...

More than 18 million adults have coronary artery disease, but many don’t know they have it…until they have chest pain or heart attack. Buildup of calcium in the heart arteries is often the cause. A ...

People with hidden pockets of fat in their muscles – similar to so-called marbling in beef – are at a higher risk of dying from heart attacks or heart failure regardless of their body weight, ...