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 ...

Columbus Community Hospital recently announced it soon will offer cardiac calcium scoring, a tool that can be useful in estimating the risk of a future coronary event in patients. The procedure also ...

The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries with cholesterol (atherosclerosis). It starts early in life and by middle age, can be very advanced. The problem is, even ...

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 ...

A screen for heart disease is available that may determine your risk of heart disease even before you show signs or symptoms, health experts told Fox News. According to the American heart association, ...

Columbus Community Hospital offers cardiac calcium scoring, a tool that can be useful in estimating a patient’s risk of a future cardiac event. The procedure is also known as coronary artery calcium ...

Q: A friend suggested I get a cardiac calcium score test to measure the amount of plaque in my heart. What is your opinion of this test? He said since plaque is 20% calcium, the test just measures the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Even with COVID-19, heart disease continues to be the biggest health threat to Americans. But there's a non-invasive test which can find heart disease, even in adults with no ...

Editor’s Note: This article is made possible through a sponsored content partnership with New Hanover Regional Medical Center. June and Paul Baker, who live in Southport, have been married for 52 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - More than 60 million women in the U.S. have some form of heart disease, and a lot of them don’t even know it. But, as we found out, simply knowing your score could save your ...