A new study suggests that coronary artery calcium scans are most beneficial for people at intermediate risk of heart disease.

Nongated chest CT scans are usually performed for reasons other than to assess cardiovascular risk. Incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores extracted from nongated chest CT scans accurately ...

A 10-year study of more than 6,000 adults found that popular coronary calcium scans may add little to standard heart disease risk estimates for many people. But for patients with borderline or ...

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Coronary artery calcification (CAC) affects 20 million Americans annually, and over half of the incidental findings go unreported.* New FDA-cleared ...

Heart disease often builds silently for decades before the first symptom appears. A calcium heart scan can spot that damage early, and new research now suggests the same quick imaging test may reveal ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 years, yet diagnoses continue to climb. A study by The American Heart Association found 51% of Americans were ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitnescity, the nation's largest platform for consumer health tests, today announced its official rebrand to Fitnescity Health. With nearly 1,000 partner ...

A quick CT scan that looks for calcium in the arteries of the heart has become an increasingly popular way to estimate future heart disease risk. But new research from Northwestern Medicine suggests ...

A calcium score can be a warning sign of heart disease but it does not tell you how badly an artery is blocked. Here s why a ...