Mito now offers a coronary artery calcium scan without a referral. Here’s what it shows, what it costs and what a zero doesn't promise.

A new Maryland law requires mammography centers to notify patients if their scans show breast arterial calcification (BAC). Other states may follow suit.

A 10-year study of more than 6,000 adults found that popular coronary calcium scans may add little to standard heart disease risk estimates for many people. But for patients with borderline or ...

Scans of 16,808 symptom-free adults in Denmark and Spain found artery plaque in 57% of them, including 1 in 13 people under ...

Procedures carry their own dangers. For every 10,000 screening colonoscopies, nearly 15 cause major bleeding and 3 tear the ...

Dr. Talal Khan separates real longevity medicine from the stuff sold to look like it. His filter is one sentence, and most of ...

Heart disease risk is rarely determined by a single factor. Even if you are free from one or several known risk factors, that does not necessarily mean your overall risk is zero. From blood pressure ...

"Plaque is laid down over decades, quietly, and by age 50, most men have some. That isn't a reason for despair. It's a reason ...

In August 2015, at the age of 43, I got a coronary artery calcium scan at my wife’s insistence (thank god for wives!). My ...

High cholesterol can contribute to fatty deposits building inside the arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack and ...

Study Finds Higher Fracture Risk Among People With Vitamin B12 Deficiency After 50 Vitamin B12 deficiency was associated with a higher long-term ...

On this World Heart Day, it is important to highlight the need to address CVD among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and ...