A study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association is prompting headlines like "Calcium supplements might hurt your heart." The new research suggests dietary calcium in the ...

In patients with no or moderate coronary calcification, 16-slice MDCT allows the reliable detection of coronary artery stenosis with high diagnostic accuracy, say researchers from Tuebingen University ...

TCT 1200: Contemporary National Healthcare Disparities, Outcomes, and Risk Predictors of Mortality in Coronary Angiography Utilization in Patients Admitted With NSTEMI Receive the the latest news, ...

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers said the findings may one day help some patients with stable ...

Lung cancer patients with higher amounts of coronary artery calcium have an increased risk of an adverse cardiovascular event as a result of thoracic radiation therapy compared to patients with no ...

The calcification of the carotid artery is a sign of advanced arteriosclerosis, which may be associated with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) and can lead to death. Such calcification can be seen ...

TCT 470: Comparative Outcomes of Serum LDL Levels <55 mg/dL Versus 55–100 mg/dL for Primary Prevention of Undiagnosed Coronary Artery Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study Receive the the latest ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Each added hour spent sitting was associated with a 14% increase in coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, independent of traditional risk factors, including physical activity, in a ...

A new study published in the journal Sleep Medicine has shown that artery calcification appears to be nearly twice as common in people who sleep in and stay up late compared to people who rise early ...