Regular readers of my column know I have been very bullish about the Coronary Calcium Scan, also known as a calcium score test or coronary calcium score, as a test for heart disease risk. I take my ...

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans. In the United States, it's estimated that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. These are scary statistics, but there's one test that can give ...

BOUNTIFUL — Andra Lalli, 65, leads an active lifestyle. She enjoys going to the gym and has taught fitness classes for years — which is why when she went in for a heart scan, her results were ...

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 Lawhuns hope their story encourages others to ask about calcium score screenings.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am now 78 years old. My mother’s two brothers died of heart attacks at 55 and 65, so when I was in my 50s, I had a calcium scan of my heart. Since then, I have been taking 10 mg of ...

February is American Heart Month, a time when people can focus on their heart health. Heart health experts from the Intermountain Health Heart and Vascular Program are working to educate Utahns about ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. It affects all ages, races, and genders. In fact, one person every 33 seconds dies from coronary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A low coronary artery calcium score was tied to fewer heart attacks and strokes vs. a high score in patients ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regular readers of my column know I have been very bullish about the Coronary Calcium Scan, also known as a calcium score test or ...