When it comes to protecting your heart, preventative testing is key. Keeping track of important metrics like blood pressure and cholesterol can help you understand your risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Dr. Nilay Shah analyzes the coronary artery calcium scan of a patient in his clinic at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. Study followed more than 6,000 adults across the U.S. for 10 years Calcium ...

It's an increasingly popular scan that measures calcium in the heart's arteries and helps predict risk of future heart disease. But according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the quick and ...

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I just turned 58, and heart disease runs in my family. My cholesterol has been creeping up, and I’ve been hearing about a scan that can show your actual heart risk. Is that something I should look ...

Nongated chest CT scans are usually performed for reasons other than to assess cardiovascular risk. Incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores extracted from nongated chest CT scans accurately ...

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For millions of people living with rheumatic mitral stenosis, a narrowed heart valve scarred by childhood streptococcal infection, the choice between open-heart surgery and a catheter-based procedure ...

It’s an increasingly popular scan that measures calcium in the heart’s arteries and helps predict risk of future heart disease. But according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the quick and ...