Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a cardiac event within the next five years. However, age is a strong ...

The cause of heart disease is generally clogged arteries. These blood vessels can be blocked by fatty plaque that contains ...

Study led by Mount Sinai researcher could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent ...

As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the amount of calcium. Ideally, you would have a score of 0, and the higher ...

Patients with coronary artery disease—plaque buildup inside the arteries ... of thousands a year—have moderate or severely calcified lesions, where calcium builds up in the arteries, and ...

Among patients with stable coronary artery disease, colchicine lowered total plaque volume compared with placebo but had no ...

A low-carb keto diet may not increase the risk of heart disease, despite elevated cholesterol levels, a new study suggests.

The condition is “high-risk” plaque, once narrowly defined as plaque built up in the arteries that is likely ... The other type is an eruptive calcified nodule, “which is this big, chunky ...