Predicting who is at high risk for a heart attack or death may be as simple as obtaining a person's coronary artery calcium ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores have become a non-invasive way for physicians to easily determine how much plaque has ...

Severe coronary artery calcification in patients with CKD increases the risk for heart failure, heart valve calcification, and progression to kidney failure.

USA: A recent editorial comment in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging highlights the ...

Severe coronary artery calcification has been associated with stent underexpansion, procedural complications, and increased rates of early and late adverse clinical events among patients ...

Patients with coronary artery disease—plaque buildup inside ... Administration for this purpose that fractures and sands the calcium, allowing balloons and stents to better expand.

Here are 10 highlights from the meeting: The GLP-1 tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, was found to reduce the risk of heart failure by 46% among individuals with obesity. In ...

Dubai – In line with its dedication to improving the health and well-being of its workforce, Dubai Customs, being one of the first government departments to launch distinguished health initiatives ...

“What we’re seeing on the mammogram is calcification in the breast artery, but that’s not the same as the calcification in the coronary artery,” said Greg Sorensen, chief science officer at RadNet, ...