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Coronary Artery Calcium Scans

Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of ...
Business Wire

According to THE SAGE GROUP, Over 3.5 Million Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Patients Have Calcified Lower Limb Arteries

BEAUFORT, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report published by THE SAGE GROUP reviews recent calcium research and quantifies the number of CLI patients with calcified leg arteries. “Almost all CLI ...
UPI

Study: Exercise benefits heart, but could increase calcium deposits in arteries

Sept. 20 (UPI) --Physical activity, though generally beneficial for the heart, may in some cases increase a person's risk for heart disease, a study published Monday by the journal Heart found. This ...
Austin American-Statesman

Will I have a heart attack? CT scan looks at calcium in the arteries to assess your risk.

I lay on the bed of the CT scan at the Heart Hospital of Austin looking up at the ceiling as it moves into the CT tunnel. A voice through the speakers tells me to breathe in, hold my breath, then ...
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The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: No relation between dietary calcium and heart scan results

Q: My doctor ordered a coronary artery calcium heart scan, which indicated a high score. Does that mean I should reduce calcium in my diet? A: Coronary artery calcium scans use low-radiation-dose CT ...
Los Angeles Times

Cracking the Code of Coronary Calcium: How New Innovations Are Revolutionizing Heart Care

Coronary artery calcification isn’t often top of mind when thinking about serious health issues. But this condition – where crystals of calcium deposits build up in the arteries – is quietly ...

Vascular surgeon recommends 3 natural ways to keep your arteries clear and protect heart health

Just as cleaning our house or any other important location is a part of good health, cleaning our arteries is also a crucial ...
News Medical

Physical activity may hasten plaque build-up in the coronary arteries, finds research

Physical activity may paradoxically hasten the build-up of calcium deposits (plaque) in the coronary arteries, the amount of which is used to assess future cardiovascular disease risk, finds research ...
Wall Street Journal

Mammograms Can Promote Heart Health

Wonder Land: When we began to devalue conscience, blurring a pragmatic understanding of right from wrong, we unleashed the whirlwind that engulfs us now. Images: Margaret Small/Reuter/Zuma Press ...
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Cardiology team from UAB St. Vincent’s performs first cutting-edge procedure to treat PAD

UAB St. Vincent’s, part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, is the first hospital in the Greater Birmingham area where cardiologists have performed an innovative new treatment ...
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Surgical treatment of carotid artery disease reduces stroke risk

TUPELO — Carotid artery disease, a progressive buildup of calcium deposits and cholesterol in the primary artery supplying blood to the brain, poses a risk of stroke, but there are a few ways to treat ...