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 ...

A new study suggests that people at borderline risk for heart disease stand to gain the most from a coronary artery calcium ...

A quick heart scan that looks for calcium inside the arteries is becoming easier and cheaper to get. But a new Northwestern ...

It’s an increasingly popular scan that measures calcium in the heart’s arteries and helps predict risk of future heart disease. But according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the quick and ...

It's an increasingly popular scan that measures calcium in the heart's arteries and helps predict the risk of future heart disease. But according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the quick and ...

When it comes to heart health, prevention is the name of the game. Cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes are more than 75% preventable by having healthy diet and lifestyle habits in place.

Dear Savvy Senior: I just turned 58, and heart disease runs in my family. My cholesterol has been creeping up, and I’ve been hearing about a scan that can show your actual heart risk. Is that ...

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 ...