Last year, President Donald Trump's doctors screened him for heart disease using a test unfamiliar to many Americans. Now, research shows that that test, either alone or combined with other evaluation ...

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"One of the greatest values in doing coronary calcium scoring is that in about half of those scanned for appropriate reasons, calcium scores of zero (no hardening in the walls of the arteries) will be ...

Seattle, WA - A novel coronary calcium score (CCS), one that is able to describe the spatial distribution of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries, is associated with coronary heart disease events ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to Phil Green, MD, of Mount Sinai. In this video, he discusses the two sets of risk factors he ...

Understanding your risk for developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) plays an important role in deciding whether to start statin therapy. While there are recommendations and risk ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 years, yet diagnoses continue to climb. A study by The American Heart Association found 51% of Americans were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary calcium scoring (CCS) is arguably the best method to screen for coronary artery disease. The most ...

When it comes to protecting your heart, preventative testing is key. Keeping track of important metrics like blood pressure and cholesterol can help you understand your risk of cardiovascular disease.

A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause ...