The coronary calcium score may help doctors identify which patients truly benefit from statins—and who might not need them at ...

A national lung cancer screening program begins in July, targeting high-risk people without symptoms. This includes people aged between 50 and 70 years who are currently smoking or have quit in the ...

People with low-fiber diets are more likely to have narrowed arteries caused by the buildup of plaque, researchers reported ...

Objective To assess the prognostic value of low-dose 64-slice coronary CT angiography (CCTA) using prospective ECG triggering in a patient population with known or suspected coronary artery disease ...

In an early look at SCOT-HEART 2, CCTA led more primary-prevention patients to make changes to reduce their risk of CVD.

A newly developed cardiac PET imaging technique offers a simpler way to detect significant coronary artery ...

What if your old chest scans—taken years ago for something unrelated—held a secret warning about your heart? A new AI tool called AI-CAC, developed by Mass General Brigham and the VA, can now comb ...

Teen dancer survives rare heart condition that’s the second leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.

I am not a doctor. This is one of many reasons why. This is the story of a number, the angst it caused and the idiot who didn ...

“Using AI for tasks like CAC detection can help shift medicine from a reactive approach to the proactive prevention of disease,” said Dr. Hagopian. He pointed to the potential for fewer heart attacks, ...

The AI-CAC tool leverages nongated CT scans to identify coronary artery calcium, offering a predictive approach to ...

We started Cleerly with the intent to make a comprehensive care pathway for evaluation education, treatment and tracking for heart disease.,” Founder and CEO Jim Min, MD explains to Bloomberg ...