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 ...

As Heart Awareness Month unfolds, local cardiologist Dr. Khaled Khalaf sheds light on the significance of knowing your heart's calcium score and how testing can be beneficial.

Generally, a score less than 100 is considered lower risk, and then when you get above 100 and certainly above 1,000, puts you at increased risk,” Friedman said.

A version of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the original version that includes race.