Multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography is a promising non-invasive technique for the detection of coronary stenoses.1–,4 The advent of the technically improved 16 row MSCT ...

Objective: To show an overall diagnostic accuracy ⩾ 90% for detection of ⩾ 50% stenoses by coronary half millimetre 32 detector row computed tomography angiography (32 × 0.5-MDCTA) in patients with ...

Standard endovascular treatment options for modifying calcium or plaque during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) include balloon angioplasty using standard or high-pressure non-compliant ...

A coronary calcium scan measures the amount of calcium in the arteries, which reflects calcified plaques. However, if there are plaques that have not yet calcified, they will not be detected.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) --Predicting who is at high risk for a heart attack or death may be as simple as obtaining a person's coronary artery calcium score -- a noninvasive way to measure plaque ...

Instead of undergoing a formal assessment of CAC, which requires ECG gating to capture data during a defined portion of the cardiac cycle (and is rarely covered by insurance), his patients have ...

Introduction Cardiac remodeling (CR) can be defined as changes in genetic, molecular, cellular, and interstitial expression, which can manifest as modifications in heart size, shape, and function as a ...

A coronary artery calcium score is obtained from a CT scan of your heart. It measures how much calcium is present in the large blood vessels, known as coronary arteries, that feed your heart.

The coronary calcium scan is a common way to screen for coronary artery disease. This imaging test can range in cost from $100 to $400, but many insurance companies restrict coverage or do not ...

The test is a coronary calcium scan, which takes 10 to 15 minutes and usually costs about $100 to $400, though it is often not covered by insurance.

Cardiac-specific deletion of voltage dependent anion channel 2 leads to dilated cardiomyopathy by altering calcium homeostasis. Nature Communications, 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24869-0 ...