Coronary artery calcification isn’t often top of mind when thinking about serious health issues. But this condition – where crystals of calcium deposits build up in the arteries – is quietly ...

Clearly, it's time for a change. What is a coronary calcium scan? The solution is having a test that reveals what’s going on inside the arteries that is easily accessible, not potentially ...

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Fact checked byProfessional Communications, Inc. The coronary artery calcium score enhances clinical risk stratification for patients at risk for atherosclerotic coronary disease. Generating a ...

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi will offer $75 Heart Score screenings and coronary calcium scans, throughout ...

A zero calcium score with high cholesterol may mean a person is at a lower risk of coronary heart disease. It means imaging does not show a buildup of calcified plaque in the heart’s blood vessels.

February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

More than 18 million adults have coronary artery disease, but many don’t know they have it…until they have chest pain or heart attack. Buildup of calcium in the heart arteries is often the cause. A ...

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will offer $50 HeartScore® screenings, also known as coronary calcium scans, ...