Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people ...

An angiogram, a medical imaging test, helps visualize blood vessels and detect issues like blockages or narrowing ...

Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people, a new ...

The coronary calcium scan, a painless CT scan that evaluates the risk of heart disease by measuring calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, has been proven to save countless lives. I am keenly ...

Due to the duration of the CT data acquisition, the arteries ... coronary sinus, collect the most contrast medium as the acquisition advances in a craniocaudal direction. Only when the timing of ...

A new study found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was associated with the rapid growth ...

A zero calcium score with high cholesterol may mean a person is at a lower risk of coronary heart disease. It means imaging does not show a buildup of calcified plaque in the heart’s blood vessels.

February is American Heart Awareness Month. This article is presented in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health. Neptune, NJ, February 1, 2025 …  Most ...

A calcium-scoring CT is a low-cost, non-invasive heart scan that identifies how much calcified plaque is in the coronary arteries. The plaque in heart's arteries can narrow or block them and can ...

More than 18 million adults have coronary artery disease, but many don’t know they have it…until they have chest pain or heart attack. Buildup of calcium in the heart arteries is often the cause. A ...

People with hidden pockets of fat in their muscles – similar to so-called marbling in beef – are at a higher risk of dying from heart attacks or heart failure regardless of their body weight, ...

The solution is having a test that reveals what’s going on inside the arteries that is easily accessible, not potentially dangerous, and is inexpensive. The coronary calcium scan, a painless CT ...