From zero to 1,000, calcium scores are guiding doctors on how to assess heart disease and set cholesterol goals.

CT scanning to detect coronary artery disease ...

A simple body scan could discover your risk for a heart attack or stroke —conditions that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year and occur every 40 seconds in the U.S. The scan, which is known ...

Mayo Clinic researchers say they have identified a way to better predict long-term heart disease risk by using artificial ...

A simple test could provide powerful insight into your future heart health — and possibly much more. The coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan is commonly used to detect calcified plaque in the arteries.

When it comes to heart health, prevention is the name of the game. Cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes are more than 75% preventable by having healthy diet and lifestyle habits in place.

Plus, how calcium scans are guiding heart doctors and why Pamela Paul gave in to the tyranny of the Oura ring.

Could showing someone a picture of plaque building up in their arteries be enough to save their life? That's the question driving the latest research by the University of Tasmania's Menzies Institute ...

That overlap matters because roughly 19 million noncardiac chest CTs are performed each year in the United States. Every one ...