DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like to know about the interpretation of the cardiac calcium test. My husband and I (both 74 years old) had this test and got scores of 74th and 77th percentiles ...

Of that overall group, 8,170 patients had a coronary artery calcium score of zero, with 5,185 of those patients under age 65, and 2,782 patients 65 or older. They then assessed coronary prognosis ...

Regardless of coronary artery calcium score, patients with higher social vulnerability are at increased risk for MACE.

However, two years ago, I had a CT cardiac calcium screening and received an Agatston score of 443, which shows that I’m at a “very high” risk. Could you explain the relationship between calcium and ...

One of the key tests for this is called the Cardiac CT calcium score (CAC score). This is a noninvasive CT scan that measures ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) --Predicting who is at high risk for a heart attack or death may be as simple as obtaining a person's coronary artery calcium score -- a noninvasive way to measure plaque ...

Dean writes, "I have a high coronary calcium score. I'm wondering if I should avoid dietary calcium found in almond milk, cheese and broccoli?" A coronary calcium score indicates the degree to ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I would like to know about the interpretation of the cardiac calcium test. My husband and I (both 74 years old) had this test and got scores of 74th and 77th percentiles, respectively.