The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating ...

We’re wrapping up heart month with a test that can save lives. It zeroes in on calcium in the arteries around your heart.

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage ...

If you've lost a family member prematurely to heart disease, greater reassurance about your risk of suffering the same fate ...

Chest pains, heart flutters, heart attack-- they are the ... That's changing with the advent of new imaging technology: CT scans, MRI, 3-dimensional echocardiography (3-D echo), and PET/CT.

Heart disease isn't always obvious, and sometimes you have little to no warning leading up to a catastrophic event.

HARTFORD, CT– In an effort to raise awareness about coronary calcium scans, lawmakers held a news conference Wednesday, in honor of American Heart Month, to ask doctors and patients to advocate for ...

So, after the Dec 22 scare, he visited a hospital emergency room to get an ECG check, blood tests, and other cardiac scans ... of heart attacks, then the doctor should seek a CT angiography ...