The following is a summary of “Visual coronary artery calcification score to predict significant coronary artery stenosis in ...

Computed tomography (CT) is the definitive diagnostic modality ... When the ascending aortic dissection involves the ostium of the right coronary artery, an inferior myocardial infarction can ...

Rapid improvements in technology mean that newer-generation spiral CT scanners are capable of higher spatial and temporal resolution than earlier scanners; 64-slice coronary artery CT has recently ...

by visual assessment in the proximal right coronary artery. CT-FFR and invasive FFR measured at 2 cm distal to the lesion were 0.59 and 0.64, respectively.

As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the amount of calcium. Ideally, you would have a score of 0, and the higher ...

Among patients with stable coronary artery disease, colchicine lowered total plaque volume compared with placebo but had no ...

THOMASVILLE- According to the CDC, heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States, with over ...

Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a ...

A new study by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City aims to determine the best method to screen and evaluate patients who are at risk of developing coronary heart disease and which ...