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Savvy senior: Should you get a heart calcium scan?

"I just turned 58 and heart disease runs in my family. My cholesterol has been creeping up, and I’ve been hearing about a scan that can show your heart risk." ...
Fact checked by Jennifer Klump If you have a family history of heart disease, your doctor may suggest getting a coronary ...
Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events, such as heart attacks, provides a better estimate in some populations than a standard coronary risk ...
Routine mammograms are a critical tool for breast cancer screening. However, they may also hold crucial, potentially untapped information about a person's risk for cardiovascular disease, the number ...
A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.
NEW ORLEANS — Roughly half of patients with cancer who had coronary artery calcification detected in CT scans were clinically reported in electronic medical records, according to data presented at the ...
Intra-articular calcification detected by CT scan is associated with both the presence and future development of knee joint inflammation.