NEW YORK, NY — A coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero confers at least a 15-year "warranty" during which mortality risk from coronary artery disease (CAD) remains under 1% in both men and women ...

BALTIMORE, MD—A novel system for scoring coronary artery calcium that combines the long-used Agatston score with the number of calcified vessels provides better long-term risk stratification for ...

(HealthDay News) — A zero coronary artery calcium (CAC) score has long-term prognostic utility, with CAC presence an independent predictor of mortality, according to a study published online July 15 ...

A doctor may recommend measuring your coronary artery calcium (CAC) if you’re at risk of coronary artery disease or another heart condition but have no symptoms. A CAC procedure is a CT scan that ...

There is insufficient evidence to currently assess the benefits and risks of adding nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors—ankle brachial index (ABI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In symptomatic patients, coronary artery calcium score combined with cystatin C level can provide more accurate ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 67 and in decent shape. I run 3-4 miles three times a week and lift weights three days a week. I take 20 mg of rosuvastatin daily. My LDL cholesterol is 85 mg/dL, and my HDL is ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Predicted benefit from daily aspirin therapy for primary prevention exceeds risk when coronary artery calcium (CAC) imaging scores reach or exceed 100, whereas the risks surpass ...

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One reason the Skeptical Cardiologist has been so enthusiastic about coronary calcium (CAC) scans is that I have found them to be highly reproducible and highly accurate. Unlike most imaging tests in ...

(HealthDay News) — For those who have an elevated coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, aspirin therapy may be beneficial for primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to research ...