I'm 67 and in decent shape. I run 3-4 miles three times a week and lift weights three days a week. I take 20 mg of ...

Clinicians can gain a fuller picture of subclinical atherosclerosis in young people thanks to a new tool that calculates coronary artery calcium (CAC) percentile scores by age, sex, and race. For ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 67 and in decent shape. I run 3-4 miles three times a week and lift weights three days a week. I take 20 mg of rosuvastatin daily. My LDL cholesterol is 85 mg/dL, and my HDL is ...

Preventive cardiologists have a wonderful tool for noninvasively identifying plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries to the heart: the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan. Since 1/3 of Americans die ...

An X-ray test commonly used to assess hardening of the arteries could help doctors decide whether the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks of ...

About half of all American adults grapple with some form of heart disease, so it’s understandable to want to do what you can to lower your risk, especially if you have a family history. While eating ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening can help identify patients without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who may benefit from aspirin, provided they are at low risk for bleeding and ...

When it comes to heart health, most people rely on the usual suspects , cholesterol numbers, blood pressure readings, maybe a stress test if things look off. But what if there’s a scan that could tell ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A deep learning algorithm quantified coronary artery calcium scores from routine chest CT scans. Patients with a ...

I’m 67 and in decent shape. I run 3-4 miles three times a week and lift weights three days a week. I take 20 mg of rosuvastatin ...