Australia: A new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging suggests that a novel automated score that ...

High cholesterol can lead to the buildup of fatty deposits within arteries throughout the body, causing complications like ...

The CAC-DAD score will need to be externally validated in lower-risk patients before it can be used clinically, several ...

Greater density of coronary artery calcium associated with lower risk of CHD, CVD. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 11 / 131118102622.htm.

In a case-control study, those who had an ACS had significantly less high-attenuation coronary plaques, which were dubbed 1K plaques because the measured Hounsfield units (HU) exceeded 1,000 units, a ...

Results of a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting indicated that breast arterial calcification on digital mammography predicted coronary artery calcification in ...

Michael H. Criqui, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues determined the independent associations of coronary artery calcium (CAC) volume and CAC density with ...

TORONTO — A novel breast arterial calcification (BAC) score that uses findings from standard digital mammography is predictive of underlying coronary calcification and cardiovascular disease ...

Denosumab, an osteoporosis drug, may slow progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) ... Bone mineral density in the femoral neck (15%) and lumbar spine (13%) ...

Using BAC to predict coronary artery calcification gave a false positive 24% of the time. ... Radiologists were long able to detect breast density in certain women by reading their mammograms, ...

In this population-based study, more physical activity was associated with a faster progression of the coronary artery calcium score, indicating a greater build-up of plaque in the coronary arteries.