Calcium levels in the arteries can predict the risk of heart attacks - and help avoid unnecessary surgery, according to a new study. Researchers say the new test assesses cardiovascular risk in ...

In a new study of more than 40,000 patients, researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that patients ...

CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend suggested I get a cardiac calcium score test to measure the amount of plaque in my heart. What is your opinion of this test? He said since plaque is 20% calcium, the test just ...

Recent research suggests that high doses of calcium supplements could increase the risk of heart problems. Cardiologists recommend getting calcium from food rather than supplements for better health ...

Everyone is worried about cholesterol blocking arteries, but not many know that calcium deposits in arteries are also ...

The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries with cholesterol (atherosclerosis). It starts early in life and by middle age, can be very advanced. The problem is, even ...

HONOLULU, June 8 – Lifestyle modification and statin therapy can slow or even reduce calcium deposits in the coronary arteries of patients without symptoms but at risk for coronary artery disease who ...

Sept. 20 (UPI) --Physical activity, though generally beneficial for the heart, may in some cases increase a person's risk for heart disease, a study published Monday by the journal Heart found. This ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am now 78 years old. My mother’s two brothers died of heart attacks at 55 and 65, so when I was in my 50s, I had a calcium scan of my heart. Since then, I have been taking 10 mg of ...

Researchers found that in people with lupus, levels of parathormone (the hormone which supports the release of calcium for bone absorption), may serve as a potential marker for atherosclerosis.

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s -- with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors -- to develop coronary artery ...