The assessed risk of more than 65 percent of patients without established cardiovascular disease who were evaluated for coronary artery calcification via ungated chest CT was reclassified after ...

April 11, 2011 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Coronary calcium can be accurately quantified with a single standard-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan, thereby eliminating the added radiation exposure ...

Seattle, WA - A novel coronary calcium score (CCS), one that is able to describe the spatial distribution of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries, is associated with coronary heart disease events ...

A vendor-neutral Agatston score that addresses variability in coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring across CT scanner types improves classification of an individual’s future risk of cardiovascular ...

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 ...

The presence of calcium deposits on coronary blood vessels is a better predictor of heart attack risk than blood cholesterol levels, a leading cardiologist said. In most cases, ruptures of fatty ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) and HeartLung today announced the release of a new sponsored webcast,“Agatston 2.0: The next ...

A Calcium Scoring CT (CAC) scan can detect early heart disease by measuring calcium buildup in arteries. Know what the test means, how it’s done, and when to take it. (Image: Pexels) A 35-year-old ...

Drawing upon new research, South Beach Diet cardiologist Arthur Agatston suggests we can detect and prevent heart disease earlier than ever. Our reporter investigates. Heart disease is the biggest ...

BALTIMORE, MD—A novel system for scoring coronary artery calcium that combines the long-used Agatston score with the number of calcified vessels provides better long-term risk stratification for ...

Imagine a world in which heart attacks are rare, heart disease is detected early and accurately so few people will ever need angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery. This is the world Dr. Arthur ...