Coronary artery disease is a widespread and serious condition, affecting 1 in 20 adults age 20 and older. But manypeople ...

Calcium scans can detect calcium deposits in coronary arteries to assess heart disease risk. The scan is most useful for ...

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.

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 ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said ...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted algorithm that incorporates information about inflammation detected on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) may help identify patients who require more-intensive ...

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 ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from ...

BOSTON, MA—In the coming years, the amount of information that can be gleaned from a cardiac CT scan will be enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, and that’s expected to improve ...

FDA-cleared AI-CVD® extracts preventive insights from routine CT—identifying hidden cardiovascular, metabolic, and ...