Nilay S. Shah, MD, MPH, discusses new data supporting selective use of CAC for those with borderline-to-intermediate risk.

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 ...

In addition, they used the PREVENT risk assessment and coronary artery calcium scores, separately and in combination, to predict future heart attack risk and assessed the accuracy of each with the ...

A coronary artery calcium test takes a different approach. The CT scan detects calcium-containing plaque in the arteries that ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores have become a non-invasive way for physicians to easily determine how much plaque has built up inside a patient's coronary arteries, but the question has been how ...

Coronary artery calcification determined by electron beam computed tomography correlates well with coronary atherosclerosis. Quantitative techniques, most notably the Agatston calcium score (ACS), ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a ...

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 ...

Hagopian and colleagues developed a deep-learning model to quantify coronary artery calcium on computed tomography scans across Veterans Affairs hospitals. 2. AI-derived calcium scores predicted ...

Nongated chest CT scans are usually performed for reasons other than to assess cardiovascular risk. Incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores extracted from nongated chest CT scans accurately ...

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 ...