October 16, 2009 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain should be treated aggressively regardless of any prior coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, a ...
(InvestigateTV) — More than half of Americans don’t know heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, despite its century-long reign as the nation’s number one killer, according ...
Doctors use CT scans to determine how much calcium is in a person’s artery -- their coronary artery calcium score. The numbers are used to help determine a person’s risk of developing heart disease.