What we know There are two primary tests for assessing calcium in the heart: a plain calcium score and a coronary CT angiogram ... That's why I always get this test with contrast.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — February is National Heart Month, a good time to show your heart some love by taking a Calcium Score Test ...

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 ...

The following is a summary of “Visual coronary artery calcification score to predict significant coronary artery stenosis in ...

Generating a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score requires a quick CT scan, with no intravenous (IV ... and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the Management ...

St. Luke’s University Health Network now offers a proven, noninvasive diagnostic option for people with suspected heart ...

In 2006 a consensus statement of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommended against CT calcium scoring in asymptomatic individuals. More recently a modest role ...

Rome Health has expanded its cardiac diagnostic services with two new advanced imaging exams — CT coronary artery calcium ...

A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic rhinosinusitis.

With its $45.7 million expansion in full swing, patients at Rome Health, 1500 N. James St., are also seeing a healthy dose of ...