Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Traditionally, many patients begin treatment only after experiencing a cardiovascular event. However, experts at the University of ...
Cardiologist explains why having a calcium score of zero does not make a person ‘heart attack proof’
Having a low calcium score is reassuring. However, it does not make a person immune to heart attacks. Taking to Instagram on May 13, Dr Dmitry Yaranov, a US-based cardiologist specialising in heart ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 81-year-old man (5 feet, 2 inches tall at 122 pounds) in good health, except that I have Type 2 diabetes. My A1C level has been in the range of 6.3% to 6.8% for the past five ...
Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a cardiac event within the next five years. However, age is a strong ...
Preventive cardiologists have a wonderful tool for noninvasively identifying plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries to the heart: the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan. Since 1/3 of Americans die ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old white male who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds. I have diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I was recently diagnosed with “moderate to ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 62-year-old white male who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds. I have diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I was recently diagnosed with “moderate to ...
PREVENT equation accurately estimated 10-year CVD risk and those with calcium buildup And adding coronary calcium score to PREVENT improved estimates for heart attack risk, finds a new study in the ...
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