Nearly five years on from a shock heart attack that nearly ended with suicide, Olympic gold medallist Duncan Armstrong has ...

Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating potential heart disease risk ...

Bob Lowth Ford General Manager Todd Moudry had long been in good health, so when he was diagnosed with an ascending aortic ...

high blood pressure or a family history of heart disease are usually advised to get the scan," Segal said. Serwer recommends that patients discuss individual risk with their primary care provider to ...

We’re wrapping up heart month with a test that can save lives. It zeroes in on calcium in the arteries around your heart.

A CT scan and calcium score can be a way ... Friedman suggests that those with a family history of heart disease consider a calcium score test starting at age 40. “Usually, you don’t want ...

"If I had been treated for a heart attack and brought, say, to the cardiac cath lab, or if I didn't go to the CT scan and get the diagnostic tests that I needed, I could have bled out." Adair had ...

Since the donation of a SPECT camera by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a busy hospital in Brazil’s city of Niteroi has doubled its capacity to perform heart scans, expanding access to ...

Should you take a calcium supplement? And if so, how much? Here's what to know about calcium's benefits and some warnings.