When it comes to heart health, prevention is the name of the game. Cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes are more ...

One in five deaths in the U.S. is due to heart disease, according to federal health experts. A computerized scan of the heart ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient’s future risk of heart disease and heart attack. These minimally invasive scans measure ...

A simple body scan could discover your risk for a heart attack or stroke —conditions that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year and occur every 40 seconds in the U.S. The scan, which is known ...

India is witnessing an 85% year-on-year rise in calcium scoring CT scans and a 36% jump in advanced cardiac imaging, exposing ...

When it comes to heart health, most people rely on the usual suspects , cholesterol numbers, blood pressure readings, maybe a stress test if things look off. But what if there’s a scan that could tell ...

A simple test could provide powerful insight into your future heart health — and possibly much more. The coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan is commonly used to detect calcified plaque in the arteries.

Alot of people take statins. I do—and I’m grateful, because my cholesterol is in a healthy range. But a simple, low-cost CT scan might reveal I don’t actually need the medication. That could be true ...