Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a ...

which detects the amount of calcium present in atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries. This test is important because such plaques gradually clog the arteries reducing blood flow to the ...

A large new study of more than 40,000 patients from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that a zero coronary artery calcium score continues to be an accurate indicator of ...

Armstrong says a simple CT calcium scan would have shown the calcium buildup in the walls of his heart's arteries. 'I didn't even know I was ill,' he said. 'My cholesterol and blood pressure weren ...

Nearly five years on from a shock heart attack that nearly ended with suicide, Olympic gold medallist Duncan Armstrong has ...

"Abouleisa's multi-continent collaborations led to a discovery that can revolutionize the use of current medicines that regulate calcium entry to the cells, such as Nifedipine, in heart failure ...

Lead researcher and cardiologist Professor Tom Marwick said CACs were a CT scan of a person’s heart to flag calcium, which identifies the fatty plaques that can narrow and block arteries.