A coronary calcium scan can reveal what’s going on inside the arteries in an easily accessible and inexpensive manner. So, ...
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Coronary artery calcium scans

Calcium scans can detect calcium deposits in coronary arteries to assess heart disease risk. The scan is most useful for people at medium risk for heart disease. A calcium score over 400 means a high ...
The coronary calcium scan uses X-rays to detect and measure calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, which supply blood to ...
BOUNTIFUL — Andra Lalli, 65, leads an active lifestyle. She enjoys going to the gym and has taught fitness classes for years — which is why when she went in for a heart scan, her results were ...
BLOOM (TAMPA) – Eric Shuman, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to discuss heart attack prevention with Coronary Calcium Scans. From their full ...
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient’s future risk of heart disease and heart attack. These minimally invasive scans measure ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently had a CAT scan of my chest as an evaluation for pneumonia. I didn’t have pneumonia, but I got an unexpected high calcium score in my coronary arteries. Does the calcium I ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Rep. Tammy Exum and other state lawmakers were in Hartford Wednesday to raise awareness around coronary calcium scans. Is love good for your heart health? The tests measure ...
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will offer $50 HeartScore screenings, also known as coronary calcium scans, throughout February for American Heart Month. HeartScore screenings are a noninvasive ...
A couple months back I went out to what used to be Mt. Carmel Hospital and get a coronary calcium scan to check for plaque that might break off, cause a clot … and send me across the great divide.
TAMPA (BLOOM) – Many cardiovascular issues develop without symptoms. Gayle Guyardo, host of Bloom, sat down with the Director ...