The coronary artery supplies blood to the heart. If calcium builds up in the coronary artery, it can lead to coronary artery disease and increase a person’s risk of a heart attack. Calcium is the most ...

TCT 1200: Contemporary National Healthcare Disparities, Outcomes, and Risk Predictors of Mortality in Coronary Angiography Utilization in Patients Admitted With NSTEMI Receive the the latest news, ...

A study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association is prompting headlines like "Calcium supplements might hurt your heart." The new research suggests dietary calcium in the ...

TCT 470: Comparative Outcomes of Serum LDL Levels <55 mg/dL Versus 55–100 mg/dL for Primary Prevention of Undiagnosed Coronary Artery Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study Receive the the latest ...

The published version erroneously implied that another article2 suggested the term “extensive coronary artery calcification” be retained, while “mild–moderate” coronary artery calcification be renamed ...

What Is Coronary Calcification And Why Does It Matter? Coronary calcification (CC) refers to calcium deposits in the walls of the arteries of the heart. While people often have no symptoms at first, ...

Artery calcification is almost twice as common in night owls compared to early birds, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Circadian function appears to be particularly ...

In the next of our series, GP Dr Matthew Molloy considers this hypothetical case of a man with a finding of calcified coronary arteries after lung cancer screening You see a 62-year-old man who has ...

In their recent article, Caires and colleagues1 discussed the possible negative impact of inappropriate investigations following detection of coronary artery calcification during screening for lung ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman over 50 giving heart sign with her hands In movies, heart attacks are always sudden and very dramatic. While it’s true in ...