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 ...

Major medical organizations updated the cholesterol playbook for the first time in years, with new risk tools, lower targets ...

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 ...

Cardiologists say many adults overlook a simple test that can detect early signs of heart disease.

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 long list of Lynda Hollander's paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause ...

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 ...