Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of ...

Coronary artery calcium scores are very effective in identifying ... Coronary artery calcium testing involves "a low-dose radiation scan of the heart that picks up calcified plaque," said Anderson ...

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of illness and death among older adults. Yet, many people don’t realize they have it until they experience serious symptoms like chest pain or a heart attack ...

The Guam Regional Medical City launched an innovative, state-of-the-art heart imaging test known as Computed Tomography of ...

New FDA-cleared technology from Riverain can provide a CAC score to help identify the risk for heart ... calcium exams have only been offered to symptomatic patients using specialized CT scans.