For select risk-enhanced individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers found a way to implement coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and primary prevention statins ...

Critics say a new, broader definition of high-risk plaque opens the door to more tests, diagnoses, and invasive procedures, steering us down a potentially harmful path.

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People with intermediate-risk scores on coronary artery calcium testing who received statins and intensive health coaching ...

is a type of heart disease that occurs when your coronary arteries don’t supply enough blood to your heart. CAD often develops because of a waxy substance buildup called plaque. When plaque builds up, ...

Heart disease is one of the biggest health problems in the world. In the United States alone, it causes about one in every ...

This reimbursement increase for CCTA followed recent decisions from five of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to provide coverage for AI-enabled quantitative coronary plaque ...

Opens in a new tab or window Equipped with knowledge of their coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan results and a statin prescription, patients were more likely to slow their plaque progression over ...