An area couple is sharing their experience with open-heart surgery to raise awareness about the importance of calcium scoring tests. Odie and Karen Lawhun underwent open-heart surgery within months of ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening holds up for cardiovascular risk prediction in a population with high lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]), with the two serving as independent risk factors, an observational ...

In contrast, participants with systolic blood pressure under 140 millimeters of mercury — below the current cutoff for treatment — and rated with a low predicted risk of heart disease who had a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for heart disease was increased in people with a coronary artery calcium score of more than 0 and elevated ...

AI-enabled coronary CT angiography reveals total plaque burden beyond calcium scores, improving risk prediction and personalizing cardiovascular prevention. For decades, cardiovascular prevention has ...